Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gort Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in East Cowes , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 467 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 Gort Road (PO32 6HW) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gort Road (PO32 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acorn Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vectis Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockerell Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pump House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chinchen Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodgeside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinchen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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