Total Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Carantoc Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Newquay Central & Pentire , and the 323rd 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 St Carantoc Way (TR8 5SB) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Newquay Central & Pentire average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Carantoc Way (TR8 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vosporth Hill (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Carantoc Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carneton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halwyn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences An Lowarth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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