Total Crime Rate
194.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carkeek Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Stephen-in-Brannel , and the 120th 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 Carkeek Close (PL26 7RS) in the last 12 months was 194.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carkeek Close (PL26 7RS), the main crime hotspot is near Carkeek'S Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Stephen-in-Brannel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carkeek'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carkeek'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carkeek'S Close | Under investigation |
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