Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bownder Marhaus area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 348th 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 Bownder Marhaus (TR7 1GP) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bownder Marhaus (TR7 1GP), the main crime hotspot is near Higher Tower Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bownder Marhaus area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tregunnel Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Tower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Higher Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Higher Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morris Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Cuthbert'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodvean Court
Apr 2026Public order Bodvean Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plen Dagonet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plen Dagonet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plen Dagonet Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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