Crime Rates at Higher Lariggan, Penzance, TR18 4NL

Higher Lariggan area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor , and the 18th 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 Higher Lariggan (TR18 4NL) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 744.5% higher than the Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Lariggan (TR18 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alverton Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.