Total Crime Rate

354.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 354.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castle Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Truro Boscawen & Redannick , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (TR1 3AF) in the last 12 months was 354.1 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (TR1 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tregear Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Public order Tregear Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chy Barham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenwyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuth Avallon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuth Avallon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chy Barham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chy Barham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chy Barham Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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