Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Morcom Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 903rd 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 Morcom Close (PL25 3UG) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morcom Close (PL25 3UG), the main crime hotspot is near The Copse. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morcom Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenarren View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Phernyssick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Menear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwel-An-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwel-An-Mor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Copse Under investigation
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Data Sources

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