Total Crime Rate
154.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garth Tennyson area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Newquay Porth & Tretherras , and the 196th 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 Garth Tennyson (TR8 4GT) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 177.3% higher than the Newquay Porth & Tretherras average (55.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ).
In the area around Garth Tennyson (TR8 4GT), the main crime hotspot is near Bownder Kosti Woles. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newquay Porth & Tretherras| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bownder Kosti Woles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quintrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quintrell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plen Tennyson | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bownder Agravayn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kew Vesydhyans | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garth Oghen | Under investigation |
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