Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penpol Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 734th 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 Penpol Road (TR27 4AD) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penpol Road (TR27 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Penpol Terrace. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penpol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curnows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Foundry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curnows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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