Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tower Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Road (TR7 1LY) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (TR7 1LY), 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 Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trevose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trevose Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trevose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trevose Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Cuthbert'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plen Dagonet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plen Dagonet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawke Close 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
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Data Sources

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