Total Crime Rate
234.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Clare Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 94th 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 Clare Street (TR18 2PB) in the last 12 months was 234.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Penzance East average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Clare Street (TR18 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Brewery Yard (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penalverne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Causewayhead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Causewayhead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alverton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Causewayhead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Causewayhead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevean Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Causewayhead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penalverne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penalverne Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penalverne Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Penalverne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penalverne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penalverne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Taroveor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Taroveor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosevean Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Brewery Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alverton Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Brewery Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Michael'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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