Total Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beach Road area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beach Road (PL25 3PH) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beach Road (PL25 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mevagissey & St Austell Bay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crinnis Wood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Drive | Under investigation |
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