Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Porthrepta Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor , and the 819th 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 Porthrepta Road (TR26 2LB) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Porthrepta Road (TR26 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trewartha Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheila'S Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trewartha Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheila'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Headland Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trewartha Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trewartha Close | — |
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