Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burnwithian area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap , and the 592nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnwithian (TR16 5LG) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% higher than the Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnwithian (TR16 5LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burnwithian area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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