Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baptist Hill area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 747th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baptist Hill (TR27 4DB) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baptist Hill (TR27 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ellis Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodriggy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellis Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chy Kensa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curnows Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curnows Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chy Kensa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bodriggy Crescent | Under investigation |
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