Total Crime Rate

238.4 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 238.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Polweath Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor , and the 82nd 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 Polweath Road (TR18 3PN) in the last 12 months was 238.4 per 1,000 residents and was 302.7% higher than the Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polweath Road (TR18 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Polweath Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polweath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Treweath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polweath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Polweath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Polweath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Polweath Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polweath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penbrea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penbrea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penbrea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colinsey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendennis Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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