Cornwall crime rate

Overview of Cornwall crime rate

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With a low crime rate, Cornwall is positioned 15th among 20 adjacent boroughs. The year 2023 witnessed merely 210 reported crime incidents, despite a substantial population of 570,305, resulting in a remarkably low crime rate of 0.37 incidents per 1,000 inhabitants. This figure signifies a dramatic 99.29% reduction in crime rate compared to the previous year, highlighting an extraordinary improvement in public safety.

The most frequent crime types in Cornwall encompass Violence and sexual offences (31.4%), Public order (22.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (20.0%). Conversely, crimes like other crime, burglary, and shoplifting are exceptionally uncommon, each accounting for less than 1.0% of total crimes.

Cornwall is divided into 39 wards, where crime rates vary significantly. The wards with the highest crime rates include Penzance East (4.9), Truro Boscawen & Redannick (4.6), and St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (2.6). The safest wards, presenting minimal crime rates, are Land’s End (0.2), Perranporth (0.2), and Newquay Trenance (0.1).

Examining Postcode districts within Cornwall, TR18 (1.8), TR1 (1.3), and PL24 (1.3) have higher crime rates. The safest districts, in stark contrast, are TR4 (0.1), PL27 (0.1), TR19 (0.1).

In Cornwall, there was a rise in Anti-social behaviour by 4.01% in 2020. However, this trend reversed with significant declines, including a 4.24% decrease in Anti-social behaviour in 2021, 5.87% in 2022, alongside reductions in Criminal damage and arson by 5.74%, Other theft by 3.11%, Public order by 2.79%, Shoplifting by 2.1%, and a notable decrease in Violence and sexual offences by 2.77% in 2022 and 19.77% in 2023.

Cornwall crime incidents by crime type

A total of 210 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
  • Violence and sexual offences – 66 (31.4)%
  • Public order – 48 (22.9)%
  • Criminal damage and arson – 42 (20.0)%
  • Other theft – 30 (14.3)%
  • Theft from the person – 5 (2.4)%
  • Vehicle crime – 3 (1.4)%
  • Bicycle theft – 4 (1.9)%
  • Drugs – 8 (3.8)%
  • Other crime – 1 (0.5)%
  • Burglary – 1 (0.5)%
  • Shoplifting – 2 (1.0)%

How does Cornwall compare against nearby areas ?

Cornwall ranks 15th when compared against 20 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

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Crime rates in postcode districts under Cornwall

There are 29 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Cornwall. Highest crime rates in TR18, TR1, PL24 .

  • TR18 – 1.8
  • TR1 – 1.3
  • PL24 – 1.3
  • TR27 – 1.0
  • PL22 – 1.0
  • PL33 – 0.9
  • TR14 – 0.6
  • PL25 – 0.6
  • PL30 – 0.6
  • PL14 – 0.5
  • PL18 – 0.5
  • PL13 – 0.5
  • TR7 – 0.5
  • TR10 – 0.3
  • TR8 – 0.3
  • PL26 – 0.2
  • TR9 – 0.2
  • PL28 – 0.2
  • TR26 – 0.2
  • TR6 – 0.2
  • TR16 – 0.2
  • PL17 – 0.2
  • TR11 – 0.2
  • PL12 – 0.2
  • TR15 – 0.1
  • TR3 – 0.1
  • TR4 – 0.1
  • PL27 – 0.1
  • TR19 – 0.1

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