Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 251.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Leisure area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Perranporth , and the 76th 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 Wheal Leisure (TR6 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 331.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheal Leisure (TR6 0EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nampara Row. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheal Leisure area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nampara Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nampara Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nampara Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nampara Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beach Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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