Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 537th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TR18 2SU) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TR18 2SU), 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taroveor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Taroveor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alverton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenmarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrab Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alverton Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penalverne Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penalverne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penalverne Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penalverne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penalverne Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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