Total Crime Rate

411.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.5 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 411.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Palace Yard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay , and the 29th 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 Palace Yard (TR26 2NB) in the last 12 months was 411.8 per 1,000 residents and was 635.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 198.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Yard (TR26 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Trenwith Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullan'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Strand —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregenna Hill 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 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wills Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godrevy Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregenna Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregenna Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Virgin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gabriel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street —
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Data Sources

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