Crime Rate in St Mary's, ward

St Mary's has the highest crime rate of 4 wards in Isles of Scilly district and the 1538th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 222nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Isles of Scilly district average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Garrison Hill. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.