Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ward Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 138th highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ward Avenue (PO31 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Cowes Medina average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Avenue (PO31 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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