Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penmere Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Penmere Road (TR18 3PR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher than the Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penmere Road (TR18 3PR), the main crime hotspot is near Polweath Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pendennis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penmere Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldwells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penbrea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Higher Peverell Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tremenheere Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Polweath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Polweath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosevean Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penmere Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penmere Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colinsey Road | Under investigation |
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