Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheal Friendly Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Perranporth , and the 802nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheal Friendly Gardens (TR5 0AR) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Perranporth average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheal Friendly Gardens (TR5 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchtown, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheal Friendly Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchtown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchtown Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Kitty —
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Data Sources

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