Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penhale Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lynher , and the 415th 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 Penhale Close (PL14 5BY) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 307.4% higher than the Lynher average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhale Close (PL14 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Penhale Close. Police recorded 13 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 Penhale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clairemont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tom Nicolls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tom Nicolls Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tom Nicolls Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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