Crime Rates at Priors Barn, Bodmin, PL31 2JT

Priors Barn area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Barn (PL31 2JT) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher than the Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Barn (PL31 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakwood Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.