Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kew Gwel Hir area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay , and the 587th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kew Gwel Hir (TR26 1FB) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kew Gwel Hir (TR26 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Venton Vision Rise. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Ives West & Towednack| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orange Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnellis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trelawney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treverbyn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Burrows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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