Crime Rates at Mount Wise, Newquay, TR7 1GG

Mount Wise area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 67th 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 Mount Wise (TR7 1GG) in the last 12 months was 275.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% higher than the Newquay Central & Pentire average (200.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Wise (TR7 1GG), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Tower Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.