Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Josephs Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Perranporth , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Josephs Court (TR6 0DN) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Josephs Court (TR6 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramoth Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Dunes (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Perranporth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramoth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Dunes | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wheal Catherine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramoth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Davy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Liskey Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ponsmere Road | Under investigation |
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