Total Crime Rate
110.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandy Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 322nd 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 Sandy Hill (PL25 3FD) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Hill (PL25 3FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Copse, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ranelagh Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penwithick & Boscoppa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dobell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clearwater View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clearwater View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clearwater View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tremayne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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