Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Springfield Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 245th 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 Springfield Close (PL25 3BP) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Close (PL25 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near The Copse. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
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Data Sources

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