Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 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 154.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Headland Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headland Road (TR7 1FP) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headland Road (TR7 1FP), the main crime hotspot is near Fernhill Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Headland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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