Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Michaels Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Roche & Bugle , and the 394th 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 St Michaels Way (PL26 8FG) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher than the Roche & Bugle average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Way (PL26 8FG), the main crime hotspot is near Tregeagle Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shires Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Springfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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