Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penwithick Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lostwithiel & Lanreath , and the 457th 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 Penwithick Road (PL26 8UH) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% higher than the Lostwithiel & Lanreath average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwithick Road (PL26 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penwithick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallaze Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cargwyn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cargwyn —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tregarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cargwyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cargwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cargwyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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