Crime Rates at Margaret Crescent, Bodmin, PL31 1JH

Margaret Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 885th 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 Margaret Crescent (PL31 1JH) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Crescent (PL31 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardell Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Bore Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.