Total Crime Rate

418.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 418.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Quay Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quay Street (TR18 4BD) in the last 12 months was 418.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 163.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Street (TR18 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Quay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Voundervour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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