Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watergate Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Newquay Porth & Tretherras , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watergate Road (TR7 3NT) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 235.4% higher than the Newquay Porth & Tretherras average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergate Road (TR7 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3276, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watergate Road area

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Data Sources

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