Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Polbreen Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Perranporth , and the 208th 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 Polbreen Avenue (TR5 0TR) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polbreen Avenue (TR5 0TR), the main crime hotspot is near Tregellas Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Polbreen Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Kemp'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tregellas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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