Total Crime Rate

316.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.8 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 316.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Digey Flats area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay , and the 58th 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 Digey Flats (TR26 1HT) in the last 12 months was 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 464.6% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 171.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Digey Flats (TR26 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Strand (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Digey Flats area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Strand
Apr 2026Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregenna Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregenna Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godrevy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gabriel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porthmeor Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wills Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Virgin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregenna Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rope Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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