Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mellanear Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 824th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mellanear Road (TR27 4QS) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellanear Road (TR27 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foundry Hill, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mellanear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derowen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelissick Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derowen Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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