Postcode · Cowes
Crime in PO31 8PB
How much crime is recorded in PO31 8PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowes West, Gurnard & Northwood
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,277 (2024)
PO31 8PBCowes
How safe is PO31 8PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO31 8PB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO31 8PBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary1.19.1
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.68.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.