Total Crime Rate

518.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 518.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.0 10/10
  • Public order 58.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.8 8/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dobbs Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Truro Boscawen & Redannick , and the 14th 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 Dobbs Lane (TR1 3HG) in the last 12 months was 518.3 per 1,000 residents and was 276.5% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 233.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dobbs Lane (TR1 3HG), the main crime hotspot is near A390. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dobbs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order A390 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A390 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A390 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A390 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A390 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A390 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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