Total Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilgrove Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 22nd 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 Hilgrove Road (TR7 2QT) in the last 12 months was 4.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% lower than the Newquay Central & Pentire average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Hilgrove Road (TR7 2QT), the main crime hotspot is near Edgcumbe Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgcumbe Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgcumbe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrowfield View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrowfield View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgcumbe Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgcumbe Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgcumbe Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edgcumbe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgcumbe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Keynvor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgcumbe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliot Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colvreath Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colvreath Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colvreath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colvreath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colvreath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tretherras Close | Under investigation |
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