Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 814th highest 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 West Street (TR10 8ET) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (TR10 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brown'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenarth
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shute Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Helston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrewartha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrewartha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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