Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Blazey , and the 373rd 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 Middleway (PL24 2LB) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the St Blazey average (73.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleway (PL24 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Penarwyn Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Polgover Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doubletrees
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleway
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penarwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Treryn Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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