Total Crime Rate

383.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 383.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Square area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 37th 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 Foundry Square (TR27 4HR) in the last 12 months was 383.4 per 1,000 residents and was 404.3% higher than the Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 209.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Square (TR27 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Penpol Terrace. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hayle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnsew Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Hill —
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Data Sources

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