Total Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Yarborough Road area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in East Cowes , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Yarborough Road (PO32 6EE) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% lower than the East Cowes average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Upper Yarborough Road (PO32 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minerva Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Cowes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital 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 | St James Close | — |
| 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 | School Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hospital Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glamis Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarence Road | Local resolution |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anchorage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medina View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glamis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Yarborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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