Total Crime Rate
126.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lethlean Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 264th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lethlean Lane (TR27 5AW) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lethlean Lane (TR27 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Undercliff (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Black Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchtown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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