Total Crime Rate
241.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lostwithiel & Lanreath , and the 81st 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 New Street (PL26 8PG) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 431.0% higher than the Lostwithiel & Lanreath average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Street (PL26 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Goonbarrow Meadow. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lostwithiel & Lanreath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goonbarrow Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkventon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goonbarrow Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goonbarrow Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnsmerry | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tor View | Under investigation |
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