Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Wheal Albert Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Perranporth , and the 572nd 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 Wheal Albert Road (TR4 9FF) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 378.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheal Albert Road (TR4 9FF), the main crime hotspot is near Kew Carrek. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheal Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kew Carrek Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kew Carrek Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kew Carrek —
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Data Sources

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