Crime Rates at Bawden Road, Bodmin, PL31 1PT

Bawden Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 317th 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 Bawden Road (PL31 1PT) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bawden Road (PL31 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Whitestone Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.