Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sea Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 515th 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 Sea Lane (TR27 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sea Lane (TR27 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellis Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey'S Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bodriggy Street | 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 | Bodriggy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Way | Under investigation |
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