Total Crime Rate
489.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Newquay Porth & Tretherras , and the 20th 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 This (TR8 4NL) in the last 12 months was 489.0 per 1,000 residents and was 776.1% 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 Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode TR8 4NL, the main crime hotspot is near Kew An Prysk. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew An Prysk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpmael Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew An Prysk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trencreek Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew An Prysk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew An Prysk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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