Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mountstephen Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 340th 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 Mountstephen Close (PL25 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 11 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountstephen Close (PL25 5DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Truro Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountstephen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Truro Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chy Pons Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Truro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Park Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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