Total Crime Rate
156.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Rise area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Falmouth Arwenack , and the 189th 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 West Rise (TR11 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% higher than the Falmouth Arwenack average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Rise (TR11 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prislow Fields (6 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossways | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prislow Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boslowick Close | — |
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