Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Barbican Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Looe East & Deviock , and the 839th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbican Hill (PL13 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Looe East & Deviock average (53.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican Hill (PL13 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 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 Barbican Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cleveland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shutta Road
Sep 2025Public order East Cliff Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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