Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dark Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Camelford & Boscastle , and the 758th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dark Lane (PL32 9UN) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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