Crime Rates at Dover Road, East Cowes, PO32 6RG

Dover Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in East Cowes , and the 14th highest crime rate of 469 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 Dover Road (PO32 6RG) in the last 12 months was 398.8 per 1,000 residents and was 407.4% higher than the East Cowes average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (PO32 6RG), 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.