Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cowes South & Northwood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.28 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Cowes South & Northwood
Crime trends · Cowes South & Northwood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY +100%
ASB
1
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
5
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Cowes South & Northwood
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,521
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Total residents: 4,521
Christian46.7%
No religion45.7%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,521
50–6421.6%
35–4917.8%
65–7413.2%
25–349.3%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 1,906
Any member 66+16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
All members 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.4%
