Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gwithian Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 872nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwithian Road (PL25 3QL) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwithian Road (PL25 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Roselare Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwithian Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hammer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hammer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jeryon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilda Row
Sep 2025Other theft Mackerel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregoning Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mullion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carclaze Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carclaze Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeryon Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roselare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roselare Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roselare Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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