Crime Rate in St Teath & Tintagel, ward

St Teath & Tintagel has the 17th lowest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 1239th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 174th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Teath & Tintagel in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Teath & Tintagel’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Teath & Tintagel ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.