Crime Rates at Old Well Gardens, Penryn, TR10 9LF

Old Well Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 750th 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 Old Well Gardens (TR10 9LF) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Well Gardens (TR10 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Permarin Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Round Ring Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.