Crime Rate in Penzance East, ward

Penzance East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 391st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 30th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Penzance East in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 143.5% higher than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penzance East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 490 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -36.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 613 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penzance East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.