East Cowes and Wootton vs Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural

East Cowes and Wootton has a safety score of 17/100 (High Crime) and recorded 718 crimes in the last 12 months. Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural has a safety score of 18/100 (High Crime) with 655 crimes. Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

East Cowes and Wootton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural shows -12.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In East Cowes and Wootton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (322 incidents). In Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural, it is Violent Crime (339 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

East Cowes and Wootton recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural recorded 66. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in East Cowes and Wootton totalled 322 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 339 in Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, East Cowes and Wootton recorded 758 crimes (now 718, a change of -5.3%). Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural recorded 751 crimes previously (now 655, -12.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. East Cowes and Wootton has a resolution rate of 25% and Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

East Cowes and Wootton falls within the Hampshire Constabulary boundary. Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural is covered by Hampshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both East Cowes and Wootton and Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.