Total Crime Rate

1773.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 1773.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 646.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 423.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 350.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 111.5 10/10
  • Public order 96.2 10/10
  • Other theft 57.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Nicholas Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Truro Boscawen & Redannick , and the 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 St Nicholas Street (TR1 2RW) in the last 12 months was 1773.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1188.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (β‰ˆ 534.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Street (TR1 2RW), 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 St Nicholas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quay Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Quay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strangways Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tregear Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tregear Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daubuz Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Infirmary Hill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Infirmary Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Row Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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