Total Crime Rate
826.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
429.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beach Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 9th 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 Beach Road (TR7 1ES) in the last 12 months was 826.9 per 1,000 residents and was 307.2% higher than the Newquay Central & Pentire average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 429.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beach Road (TR7 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Gover Lane. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Cuthbert'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gover Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gover Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gover Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gover Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gover Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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