Total Crime Rate

244.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Terrace (PL25 5QF) in the last 12 months was 244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 251.3% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (β‰ˆ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Terrace (PL25 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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