Total Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyn Meynek area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Redruth North , and the 559th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyn Meynek (TR15 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyn Meynek (TR15 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heanton Terrace, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heanton Terrace | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Heanton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heanton Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Trielin | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Trielin | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trefusis Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heanton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heanton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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