Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellington Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Falmouth Penwerris , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Gardens (TR11 3BB) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% higher than the Falmouth Penwerris average (98.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Gardens (TR11 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Market Strand. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Fields Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Strand Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Webber Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Hill
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Five Fields Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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