Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Penzance East , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Terrace (TR18 4HL) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Penzance East average (179.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Terrace (TR18 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Square. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daniel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Square β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Queens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mennaye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mennaye Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morrab Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrab Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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