Total Crime Rate

345.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.3 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 345.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Penview Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Helston South & Meneage , and the 44th 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 Penview Crescent (TR13 8RX) in the last 12 months was 345.6 per 1,000 residents and was 292.2% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penview Crescent (TR13 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penview Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nans Kestenen Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A394 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A394 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nans Kestenen Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coinagehall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meneage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brewery Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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