Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 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 178.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Upper Yarborough Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 42nd 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 Upper Yarborough Road (PO32 6EB) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 244.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Yarborough Road (PO32 6EB), 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 Upper Yarborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kingston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Minerva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Anchorage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pump House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3021 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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