Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boscoppa Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 629th highest 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 Boscoppa Road (PL25 3TE) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscoppa Road (PL25 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Retallick Meadows. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boscoppa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retallick Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gerrans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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