Total Crime Rate

165.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Field area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 171st 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 Chapel Field (PL25 3ES) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Field (PL25 3ES), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Field. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trecarne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Daniels Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trecarne Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gerrans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Daniels Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen-Dale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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