Total Crime Rate

994.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 994.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 265.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.0 10/10
  • Public order 90.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.0 10/10
  • Other theft 46.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
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

Bread Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bread Street (TR18 2EG) in the last 12 months was 994.5 per 1,000 residents and was 453.7% higher than the Penzance East average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 380.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bread Street (TR18 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bread Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Greenmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Causewayhead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causewayhead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Causewayhead
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolver Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alverton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lescudjack Road
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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