Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holywell Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Probus & St Erme , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Road (TR8 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Probus & St Erme average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holywell Road (TR8 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angavran Meadow, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parc An Rose | Under investigation |
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