Total Crime Rate
226.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Padstow , and the 90th 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 Commercial Terrace (PL28 8BX) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 396.9% higher than the Padstow average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Terrace (PL28 8BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Hill, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strand Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Padstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mill Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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