Total Crime Rate

584.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 584.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 366.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pillmere Drive area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lynher , and the 13th 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 Pillmere Drive (PL12 6XB) in the last 12 months was 584.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2499.0% higher than the Lynher average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pillmere Drive (PL12 6XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mortain Road, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pillmere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortain Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B3271 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mortain Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dellohay Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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