Total Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.8 1/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Penwethers Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penwethers Lane (TR1 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower than the Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Penwethers Lane (TR1 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Highertown. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend

Crime Over Time in Penwethers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highertown Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highertown Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendrea Wood
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townsend Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penwethers Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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