Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Higher Bugle area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lostwithiel & Lanreath , and the 176th 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 Higher Bugle (PL26 8PY) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 263.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Bugle (PL26 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Carnsmerry. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Bugle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Bugle Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnsmerry Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A391 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Higher Bugle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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