Total Crime Rate
130.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adelaide Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in East Cowes , and the 65th 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 Adelaide Grove (PO32 6DF) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the East Cowes average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adelaide Grove (PO32 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Minerva Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Cowes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hospital Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glamis Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medina View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anchorage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glamis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarence Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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