Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wheal View area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Stephen-in-Brannel , and the 694th 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 Wheal View (PL26 7PP) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the St Stephen-in-Brannel average (57.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheal View (PL26 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trethosa Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dabryn Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheal View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dabryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trethosa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trethosa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Stark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Stark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Charles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dabryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dabryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dabryn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadows Under investigation

Data Sources

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