Crime Rate in Falmouth Penwerris, ward

Falmouth Penwerris has the 12th highest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 1812th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 123rd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Falmouth Penwerris in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Falmouth Penwerris’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 299 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Falmouth Penwerris ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Market Strand. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.