Total Crime Rate

308.0 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 308.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Elms area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lynher , and the 58th 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 The Elms (PL12 6PW) in the last 12 months was 308.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1135.5% higher than the Lynher average (24.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 156.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Elms (PL12 6PW), the main crime hotspot is near Fairmead Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Elms area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrews Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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