Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 116.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 61.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chapel Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (TR26 2LR) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% 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 Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (TR26 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trenwith Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

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

Data Sources

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