Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Looe East & Deviock , and the 250th 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 West Road (PL13 2AS) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.7% higher than the Looe East & Deviock average (53.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (PL13 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Bonson Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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