Total Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlegates area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Perranporth , and the 245th 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 Middlegates (TR5 0UH) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlegates (TR5 0UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemp'S Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miners Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park An Dre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kemp'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kew Breanek | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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