Total Crime Rate
140.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bethany Cottage area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Rame Peninsula & St Germans , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bethany Cottage (PL10 1BB) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.2% higher than the Rame Peninsula & St Germans average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bethany Cottage (PL10 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
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