Crime Rates at Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, PL27 7DE

Molesworth Street area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Wadebridge East & St Minver , and the 28th 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 Molesworth Street (PL27 7DE) in the last 12 months was 426.3 per 1,000 residents and was 511.4% higher than the Wadebridge East & St Minver average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molesworth Street (PL27 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Platt, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.