Crime Rates at Balcoath, St Day, Redruth, TR16 5LS

Balcoath area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap , and the 520th 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 Balcoath (TR16 5LS) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcoath (TR16 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mineral Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.