Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Old Hill Crescent area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Falmouth Penwerris , and the 480th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Hill Crescent (TR11 2PU) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hill Crescent (TR11 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Hill, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Hill Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Hill Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esperanza Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dracaena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dracaena Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tresillian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Old Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hill Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pellew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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