Total Crime Rate
190.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barn Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 128th 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 Barn Lane (PL31 1LE) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Lane (PL31 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Bore Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Opies Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monument Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Opies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elizabeth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | An Gof Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Bore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Bore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Bore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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