Total Crime Rate

325.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.0 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 325.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barbican Hill area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Looe East & Deviock , and the 53rd 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 Barbican Hill (PL13 1BB) in the last 12 months was 325.0 per 1,000 residents and was 463.4% higher than the Looe East & Deviock average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican Hill (PL13 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barbican Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cliff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shutta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barbican Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Looe Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Market Street —
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Data Sources

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