Postcode district · East Cowes
Crime in PO32
How much crime is recorded in PO32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 10,797 (2024)
PO32Postcode district · East Cowes
How safe is PO32
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO32, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
PO32National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.