Total Crime Rate
449.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
182.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Smithick Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Falmouth Arwenack , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Smithick Hill (TR11 3FD) in the last 12 months was 449.3 per 1,000 residents and was 336.4% higher than the Falmouth Arwenack average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 182.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smithick Hill (TR11 3FD), the main crime hotspot is near Market Strand. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Quay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Strand | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Strand | Under investigation |
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