Total Crime Rate
101.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Meadow area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Little Meadow (PL31 2QS) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Meadow (PL31 2QS), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Crockwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ranelagh Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ranelagh Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tower Hill Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kew Klavji | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kestenenn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southview Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Town Arms Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Lane | Local resolution |
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