Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gannel Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gannel Road (TR7 2AF) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gannel Road (TR7 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Reeds Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tregunnel Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Morris Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeds Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chyverton Close | Under investigation |
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