Total Crime Rate
154.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Causewayhead area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 190th 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 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Penzance East average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Causewayhead (TR18 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Penalverne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penalverne Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penalverne Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penalverne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penwith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penalverne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alverton Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alverton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alverton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldwells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrab Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morrab Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penalverne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penalverne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bread Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrab Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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