Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.1 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Saracen Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 179th 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 Saracen Way (TR10 8PP) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 501.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saracen Way (TR10 8PP), 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 Saracen Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shute Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Market Street
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Helston Road 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 Shute Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenarth
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Permarin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Permarin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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