Total Crime Rate
142.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Causewayhead area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 223rd 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 Causewayhead (TR18 2SR) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Penzance East average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Causewayhead (TR18 2SR), 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.
View Crime In Penzance East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adelaide Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penwith Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Brewery Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Old Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Old Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Causewayhead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Brewery Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Custom House Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Queens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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