Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lynher , and the 895th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle View (PL12 4RD) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Lynher average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle View (PL12 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near Farm Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castle View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summerfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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