Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.4 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 183.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Close Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Redruth North , and the 145th 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 Close Hill (TR15 1ER) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Redruth North average (132.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Close Hill (TR15 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Close Hill (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Close Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tolgus Wartha Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolgus Wartha Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Leigh Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Lanes End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Lanes End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edmund Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solomon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plain-An-Gwarry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Close Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Close Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Close Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solomon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Lanes End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morla Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardrew Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardrew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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