Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riverside Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth , and the 427th 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 Riverside Terrace (TR16 5JB) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 237.2% higher than the Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth average (27.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverside Terrace (TR16 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near United Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | United Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | United Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poldice Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poldice Lane | Under investigation |
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