Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 155.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Cassiterite Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 187th 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 Cassiterite Close (PL25 3FE) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cassiterite Close (PL25 3FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Field (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cassiterite Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Daniels Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Daniels Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trecarne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trecarne Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retallick Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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