Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 64.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Basset Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Falmouth Penwerris , and the 649th 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 2LW) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Falmouth Penwerris average (97.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basset Street (TR11 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Basset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symons Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glasney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glasney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Five Fields Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Beacon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Beacon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Beacon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Webber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Hichens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glasney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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