Crime Rate in Camelford & Boscastle, ward

Camelford & Boscastle has the 38th lowest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 2841st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 388th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Camelford & Boscastle in the last 12 months was 52.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Camelford & Boscastle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Camelford & Boscastle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.