Total Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clairemont Place area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lynher , and the 401st lowest 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 Clairemont Place (PL14 5ED) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Lynher average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clairemont Place (PL14 5ED), 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.
View Crime In St Cleer & Menheniot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clairemont Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Nicolls Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Nicolls Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tom Nicolls Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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