Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Malpas Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne , and the 289th 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 Malpas Road (TR1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Truro Moresk & Trehaverne average (127.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malpas Road (TR1 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Quay Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Malpas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quay Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morlaix Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morlaix Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morlaix Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morlaix Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Whitley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quay Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Quarry Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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