Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheal View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Stephen-in-Brannel , and the 534th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheal View (PL26 7PP) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the St Stephen-in-Brannel average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheal View (PL26 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbert Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheal View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kernick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trethosa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kernick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kernick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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