Crime Rates at Chapel Hill, St Erth, Hayle, TR27 6HL

Chapel Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East , and the 136th 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 Chapel Hill (TR27 6HL) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Hill (TR27 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Hill, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trehayes Meadow (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.