Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Poltair Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 319th 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 Poltair Avenue (PL25 4LY) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poltair Avenue (PL25 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poltair Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poltair Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevail Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trevail Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poltair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poltair Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tremayne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevail Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lostwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lostwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robartes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dobell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Sidings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poltair Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapmans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trevail Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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