Total Crime Rate

414.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.2 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 414.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wharf Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (TR18 4FG) in the last 12 months was 414.5 per 1,000 residents and was 135.6% higher than the Penzance East average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (TR18 4FG), 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 Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenmarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albert Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Brewery Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albert Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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 2026Other theft Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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