Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Phernyssick Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 417th lowest 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 Phernyssick Road (PL25 3UA) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Phernyssick Road (PL25 3UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gwel-An-Mor, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emlyn Fields (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penwithick & Boscoppa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenarren View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Phernyssick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Menear Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwel-An-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gwel-An-Mor | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallane Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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