Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Yarborough Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cowes Medina , and the 198th highest crime rate of 467 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 Yarborough Road (PO32 6SB) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarborough Road (PO32 6SB), 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 Yarborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Anchorage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Minerva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pump House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kingston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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