Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Corner area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Corner (PL31 1HL) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Corner (PL31 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Bore Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Corner area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Higher Bore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hillside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside Park
Sep 2025Burglary Armchair Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A389
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences An Gof Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order An Gof Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Opies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cardell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cardell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cardell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardell Road
Sep 2025Public order Rosevallon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosevallon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosevallon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Bore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Bore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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