Crime Rates at Elm Close, Newquay, TR7 2LN

Elm Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 302nd 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 Elm Close (TR7 2LN) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (TR7 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pras Lowgan (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.