Total Crime Rate

196.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 196.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chy An Dowr area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 122nd 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 Chy An Dowr (TR27 4QH) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chy An Dowr (TR27 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Tewynn Court. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chy An Dowr area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madison Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmare Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollow'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madison Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madison Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madison Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewynn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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