Crime Rates at St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Probus & St Erme , and the 694th 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 This (TR4 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Probus & St Erme average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TR4 9BJ, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chancery Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.