Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 190th 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 High Street (TR18 2FD) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Penzance East average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TR18 2FD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenmarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taroveor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taroveor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leskinnick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Voundervour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penwith Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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