Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Penwithian Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 149th 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 Penwithian Close (TR27 4PD) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwithian Close (TR27 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penwithian Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philgray Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Philgray Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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