Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Basset Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Falmouth Penwerris , and the 610th 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 Basset Street (TR11 2LN) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Falmouth Penwerris average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basset Street (TR11 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Webber Hill, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Quay (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basset Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beacon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Robert Hichens Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quay Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trevethan Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Basset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Beacon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Webber Hill Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Beacon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Five Fields Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Webber Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beacon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Webber Hill Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Fields Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —

Data Sources

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