Total Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worsley Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 467 local areas in Isle of Wight .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worsley Road (PO31 8JW) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Cowes Medina average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worsley Road (PO31 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shore Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrook Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cowes West & Gurnard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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