Crime Rate in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, ward

Porthleven, Breage & Germoe has the 25th lowest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 1906th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 269th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Porthleven, Breage & Germoe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Porthleven, Breage & Germoe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Forth Vean. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.