Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.2 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 195.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 146.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
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

Mountbatten Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lostwithiel & Lanreath , and the 124th 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 Mountbatten Road (PL26 8UY) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 336.9% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 146.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Road (PL26 8UY), 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 Mountbatten Road area

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

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