Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Orchard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Camelford & Boscastle , and the 486th 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 The Orchard (PL15 8XE) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% higher than the Camelford & Boscastle average (52.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchard (PL15 8XE), the main crime hotspot is near Church View. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mayna Parc Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mayna Parc Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedlars Orchard —
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Data Sources

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