Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 506th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (PL25 5RY) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around postcode PL25 5RY, the main crime hotspot is near Kaolin Heights. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in PL25 5RY area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaolin Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaolin Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kaolin Heights Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaolin Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackerel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackerel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackerel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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