Crime Rates at Gills Close, Penryn, TR10 8RN

Gills Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 87th lowest 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 Gills Close (TR10 8RN) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gills Close (TR10 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Poltisko Terrace. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.