Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Curtice Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Curtice Close (PL25 3FJ) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curtice Close (PL25 3FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Roselare Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penwithick & Boscoppa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mackerel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwithian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roselare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roselare Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Roselare Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwithian Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mackerel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mackerel Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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