Total Crime Rate

268.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 268.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lostwithiel & Lanreath , and the 74th 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 268.5 per 1,000 residents and was 499.0% higher than the Lostwithiel & Lanreath average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 152.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (PL26 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Goonbarrow Meadow. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tor View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnsmerry Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goonbarrow Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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