Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Old School Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Padstow , and the 746th 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 Old School Court (PL28 8ED) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Padstow average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Court (PL28 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strand Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rope Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lodenek Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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