Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melvill Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Falmouth Arwenack , and the 421st lowest 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 Melvill Road (TR11 4DD) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Falmouth Arwenack average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melvill Road (TR11 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gyllyngvase Hill, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Mary Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Falmouth Arwenack| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sea View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swanpool Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Mary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sea View Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gyllyngvase Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melvill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sea View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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