Total Crime Rate
162.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chynoweth 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 Chynoweth (PL26 8TH) 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 Chynoweth (PL26 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penwithick & Boscoppa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caudledown Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wesley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A391 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Higher Bugle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Bugle | Under investigation |
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