Total Crime Rate

203.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Clarence Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 110th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Street (TR18 2NY) in the last 12 months was 203.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (TR18 2NY), 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 Clarence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Greenmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Morrab Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morrab Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolver Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Square —
Sep 2025Robbery Bread Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bread Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Causewayhead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parade Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Queens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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