Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 43.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sunset Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe , and the 823rd lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunset Gardens (TR13 9BU) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Porthleven, Breage & Germoe average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunset Gardens (TR13 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheal Rose, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matela Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sunset Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevisker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheal Rose Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penrose Parc Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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