Total Crime Rate

552.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.4 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 552.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alverton Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 15th 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 Alverton Street (TR18 4ET) in the last 12 months was 552.0 per 1,000 residents and was 213.8% higher than the Penzance East average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverton Street (TR18 4ET), 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 Alverton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenmarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrab Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Voundervour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morrab Road —
Apr 2026Public order Penwith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Causewayhead —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causewayhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Causewayhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Causewayhead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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