Cowes Central
Middle areaNorth Isle of Wight. 7,967 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Cowes Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cowes Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowes Central at a rate of 73.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 301 |
| Other crime | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cowes Central compares
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Is Cowes Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowes Central at a rate of 73.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.0 per 1,000 people across Isle of Wight.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cowes Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (301), other crime (87) and anti-social behaviour (73).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Isle of Wight
These figures are published for the whole of Isle of Wight, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Isle of Wight and not Cowes Central alone. See Isle of Wight
Cowes Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cowes Central was £226,500 in 2025.
Cowes Central had 7,800 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Cowes Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cowes Central, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.