Total Crime Rate
147.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Melvill Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Falmouth Arwenack , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Melvill Road (TR11 4DE) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Falmouth Arwenack average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melvill Road (TR11 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gyllyngvase Hill, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sea View Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sea View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gyllyngvase Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trelawney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Mary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Mary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trelawney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trelawney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Mary Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fenwick Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sea View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sea View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gyllyngvase Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gyllyngvase Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gyllyngvase Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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