Total Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penwerris Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Falmouth Penwerris , and the 615th 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 Penwerris Lane (TR11 2PF) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penwerris Lane (TR11 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Symons Hill, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowbank Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pellew Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Hichens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glasney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glasney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glasney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Symons Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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