Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anvil Road area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Camelford & Boscastle , and the 95th 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 Anvil Road (PL32 9SD) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 334.1% higher than the Camelford & Boscastle average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anvil Road (PL32 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Anvil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pras An Ferla Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Camel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clease Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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