Total Crime Rate

523.1 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 523.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.4 10/10
  • Public order 34.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Greenmarket area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 13th 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 The Greenmarket (TR18 2SG) in the last 12 months was 523.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.3% higher than the Penzance East average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 193.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Greenmarket (TR18 2SG), 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 The Greenmarket area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Yard —
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
Sep 2025Public order Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penalverne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Square —
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
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Data Sources

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