Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Michaels Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 410th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Street (TR18 2FF) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Street (TR18 2FF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendennis Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Causewayhead β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causewayhead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Causewayhead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Yard β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Brewery Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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