Postcode · East Cowes
Crime in PO32 6QU
How much crime is recorded in PO32 6QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Cowes & Osborne
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,372 (2024)
PO32 6QUEast Cowes
How safe is PO32 6QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO32 6QU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
PO32 6QUNational
Shoplifting16.78.4
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.