Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westover Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Callington & St Dominic , and the 726th 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 Westover Road (PL17 7HE) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Callington & St Dominic average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 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 ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westover Road (PL17 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chantry Park, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West End Square (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West End Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chequetts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chantry Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pencarrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West End Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West End Square | Under investigation |
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