Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Horwell Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 717th 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 Horwell Drive (TR27 5FR) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horwell Drive (TR27 5FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baileys Meadow, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sparrow Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Horwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Viaduct Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Viaduct Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevassack Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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