Total Crime Rate

211.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 211.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ratcliffes Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Helston South & Meneage , and the 108th 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 Ratcliffes Lane (TR13 8HH) in the last 12 months was 211.6 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffes Lane (TR13 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ratcliffes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castel Wary Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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