Crime Rate in Wadebridge East & St Minver, ward

Wadebridge East & St Minver has the 25th highest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 3390th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 249th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wadebridge East & St Minver in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wadebridge East & St Minver’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 241 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wadebridge East & St Minver ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Platt, with 86 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.