Total Crime Rate

260.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 260.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Blacksmith Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 77th 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 Blacksmith Lane (TR27 5DR) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 194.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 237.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacksmith Lane (TR27 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Ellis Meadow. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blacksmith Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamorna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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