Total Crime Rate
215.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ledrah Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 99th 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 Ledrah Road (PL25 5HG) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 58.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ledrah Road (PL25 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Truro Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penwithick & Boscoppa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moorland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Truro Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Truro Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledrah Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pondhu Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ledrah Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blowing House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blowing House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Truro Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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