Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 61st highest crime rate of 469 local areas in Isle of Wight .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Road (PO32 6EP) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Road (PO32 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 43 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Columbine Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Columbine Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Hospital Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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