Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 682nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Avenue (TR7 1PN) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Avenue (TR7 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Surf View. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Esplanade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fistral Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Surf View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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