Total Crime Rate
345.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Quay area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Quay (TR27 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 345.8 per 1,000 residents and was 306.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Quay (TR27 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penpol Terrace, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penpol Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Quay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penpol Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | North Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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