Total Crime Rate
138.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barons Meadow area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barons Meadow (PL31 2DD) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barons Meadow (PL31 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 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 | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Abbots Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxwell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxwell Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Abbots Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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