Cornwall crime rate
Overview of Cornwall crime rate
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).
Cornwall crime incidents 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 ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Cornwall is compared against
Crime rates in Cornwall wards
There are 39 wards within Cornwall. Penzance East, Truro Boscawen & Redannick, St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 39 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Penzance East (4.9)
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick (4.6)
- St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (2.6)
- Camborne West & Treswithian (2.6)
- Fowey, Tywardreath & Par (1.9)
- Liskeard South & Dobwalls (1.8)
- Lostwithiel & Lanreath (1.6)
- Hayle West (1.3)
- Newquay Central & Pentire (1.0)
- Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (0.9)
- Looe East & Deviock (0.6)
- Saltash Essa (0.6)
- Redruth North (0.5)
- Roche & Bugle (0.5)
- Penryn (0.5)
- St Dennis & St Enoder (0.4)
- St Blazey (0.4)
- Calstock (0.4)
- St Teath & Tintagel (0.3)
- St Columb Minor & Colan (0.3)
- Illogan & Portreath (0.3)
- Falmouth Arwenack (0.3)
- Altarnun & Stoke Climsland (0.3)
- Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock (0.3)
- Newquay Porth & Tretherras (0.2)
- St Agnes (Cornwall) (0.2)
- St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland (0.2)
- Wadebridge East & St Minver (0.2)
- Camborne Trelowarren (0.2)
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (0.2)
- St Ives West & Towednack (0.2)
- St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (0.2)
- Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan (0.2)
- St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn (0.2)
- Padstow (0.2)
- Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos (0.2)
- Land’s End (0.2)
- Perranporth (0.2)
- Newquay Trenance (0.1)
Analyze trends and crime types for Cornwall wards
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
Postcode districts in Cornwall
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