Crime Rates at Princes Street, Truro, TR1 2ER

Princes Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Truro Boscawen & Redannick , and the 2nd 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 Princes Street (TR1 2ER) in the last 12 months was 1389.8 per 1,000 residents and was 901.9% higher than the Truro Boscawen & Redannick average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 632.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (TR1 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Street. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.