Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bay View Terrace area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 780th lowest 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 Bay View Terrace (TR27 4JX) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay View Terrace (TR27 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penpol Terrace, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellis Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bay View Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bodriggy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpol Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curnows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curnows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chy Kensa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chy Kensa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ellis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penpol Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penpol Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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