Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Eastfield Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastfield Way (PL25 4HS) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastfield Way (PL25 4HS), 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 Eastfield Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polkyth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slades Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slades Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clearwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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