Total Crime Rate

174.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.2 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 174.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lynher Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Callington & St Dominic , and the 160th 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 Lynher Way (PL17 7PN) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynher Way (PL17 7PN), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lynher Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tamar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tamar Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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