Crime Rates at Old Church Cottages, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8TL

Old Church Cottages area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Perranporth , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Church Cottages (TR4 8TL) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Perranporth average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Cottages (TR4 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlotte Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penhall Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.