Total Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hill Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Padstow , and the 867th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (PL28 8EB) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Street (PL28 8EB), 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 | Theft from the person | Mill Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodenek Avenue | Under investigation |
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