Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

New Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 310th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (TR10 8EB) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 325.8% higher than the Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth average (27.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (TR10 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Market Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Permarin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Market Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Head Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Permarin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quay Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quay Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bohelland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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