Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside Park area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 862nd lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Park (PL31 2NG) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Park (PL31 2NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardell Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Bore Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talvenydh Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cardell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Opies Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Opies Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Bore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tanwood View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elizabeth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cardell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cardell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | An Gof Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cardell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dymond Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dymond Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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