Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penarwyn Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Blazey , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penarwyn Road (PL24 2DT) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the St Blazey average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penarwyn Road (PL24 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penarwyn Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Villas (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penarwyn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treffry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Penarwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penarwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penarwyn Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treffry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treffry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bal-Jinjy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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