Total Crime Rate

84.6 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Middleway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Blazey , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleway (PL24 2LB) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleway (PL24 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Penarwyn Road. Police recorded 28 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 Middleway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landreath Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landreath Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penarwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penarwyn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penarwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Treryn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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