Total Crime Rate

496.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 496.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burraton Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lynher , and the 19th 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 Burraton Road (PL12 6AY) in the last 12 months was 496.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1891.4% higher than the Lynher average (24.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 170.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burraton Road (PL12 6AY), the main crime hotspot is near Plough Green. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burraton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mote Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Plough Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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