Crime Rates at Southway, Windmill, Padstow, PL28 8RN

Southway area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Padstow , and the 496th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway (PL28 8RN) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Padstow average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway (PL28 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southway, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Porthmissen Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.