Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penpons Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor , and the 268th 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 Penpons Close (TR18 4PT) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% higher than the Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penpons Close (TR18 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Alverton Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penpons Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredarvah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Penpons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Horneck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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