Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Square area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 737th highest 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 Victoria Square (PL31 1EB) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Square (PL31 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royffe Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Battalion Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor View
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Royffe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bugle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battalion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battalion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homefield Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Battalion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Battalion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canyke Fields Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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