Crime Rates at Higher Church Street, Hayle, TR27 4LR

Higher Church Street 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 Higher Church Street (TR27 4LR) 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 Higher Church Street (TR27 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.