Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (TR10 8EX) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.5% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (TR10 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shute Meadow. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Meadow 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Helston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shute Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shute Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenarth
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brown'S Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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