Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prospect Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 578th 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 Prospect Place (TR27 4LU) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospect Place (TR27 4LU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevassack Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madison Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baileys Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollow'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copper Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparrow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baileys Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madison Close | Under investigation |
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