Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 713th 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 Priory Road (PL31 2AB) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (PL31 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Crockwell Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crockwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tower Hill Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kew Klavji | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crockwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crockwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crockwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turf Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Turf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Turf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Petroc'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turf Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turf Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turf Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turf Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turf Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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