Crime Rates at Penwerris Road, Truro, TR1 3QS

Penwerris Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend , and the 66th 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 Penwerris Road (TR1 3QS) in the last 12 months was 287.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.6% higher than the Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend average (103.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 137.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwerris Road (TR1 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Thomas Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townsend Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.