Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hermes Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Helston South & Meneage , and the 260th 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 Hermes Road (TR13 8DD) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the Helston South & Meneage average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermes Road (TR13 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boscawen Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pellew Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hermes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelawney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boscawen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vyvyan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penberthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A394 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscawen Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boscawen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boscawen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscawen Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscawen Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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