Total Crime Rate
82.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (TR17 0AE) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Street (TR17 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
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