Total Crime Rate

161.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in East Cowes , and the 47th highest crime rate of 467 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 Victoria Grove (PO32 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% higher than the East Cowes average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Grove (PO32 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Yarborough Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Minerva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anchorage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Pump House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Kingston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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