Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitfield Cottages area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Pool & Tehidy , and the 421st 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 Whitfield Cottages (TR16 4QU) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Pool & Tehidy average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitfield Cottages (TR16 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon View Park. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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