Total Crime Rate

204.6 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vernon Villas area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Blazey , and the 109th 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 Vernon Villas (PL24 2LF) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 158.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Villas (PL24 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Vernon Villas. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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