Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sona Merg Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor , and the 564th 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 Sona Merg Close (TR18 3QL) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sona Merg Close (TR18 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Mythyon Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sona Merg Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nancealverne Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smugglers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rock Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mythyon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sonamerg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roscadghill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smugglers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mythyon Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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