Total Crime Rate
194.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hilgrove Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 121st 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 Hilgrove Road (TR7 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 194.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilgrove Road (TR7 2QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Barrowfield View. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newquay Central & Pentire| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edgcumbe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colvreath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hilgrove Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eliot Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Colvreath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrowfield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Colvreath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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