Total Crime Rate
1389.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
632.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duke 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 Duke Street (TR1 2QE) 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 Duke Street (TR1 2QE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Union Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Agar Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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