Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Truro Boscawen & Redannick , and the 206th 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 William Street (TR1 2ED) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Truro Boscawen & Redannick average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (TR1 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Street. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lemon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strangways Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strangways Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carclew Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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