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Cornwall is the second safest county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Cornwall in 2021 was 44 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 23 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Cornwall's larger towns and cities, Truro is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Liskeard, and Bodmin comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Cornwall, starting with St. Agnes which ranks as the safest area in Cornwall, followed up by St. Stephen-in-Brannel in second place, and St. Ives in third place.
Incidents mapped in Cornwall represent the time frame between May 2019 and April 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualize the data you need.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 10,671 | 18.73 |
| Bicycle Theft | 71 | 0.12 |
| Burglary | 823 | 1.44 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 3,814 | 6.70 |
| Drugs | 894 | 1.57 |
| Other Crime | 495 | 0.87 |
| Other Theft | 1,930 | 3.39 |
| Possession of Weapons | 263 | 0.46 |
| Public Order | 1,949 | 3.42 |
| Robbery | 73 | 0.13 |
| Shoplifting | 1,128 | 1.98 |
| Theft From the Person | 88 | 0.15 |
| Vehicle Crime | 620 | 1.09 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 13,044 | 22.90 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodmin | 1,259 | 77 | 42% more dangerous |
| Bude-Stratton | 495 | 46 | 4.7% more dangerous |
| Camborne | 1,550 | 69 | 36% more dangerous |
| Carn Brea | 672 | 74 | 41% more dangerous |
| Falmouth | 1,123 | 49 | 9% more dangerous |
| Hayle | 506 | 53 | 16% more dangerous |
| Helston | 506 | 44 | 1.0% safer |
| Launceston | 573 | 52 | 16% more dangerous |
| Liskeard | 815 | 80 | 44% more dangerous |
| Newquay | 1,411 | 62 | 28% more dangerous |
| Penryn | 333 | 40 | 11% safer |
| Penzance | 1,581 | 76 | 42% more dangerous |
| Redruth | 877 | 57 | 22% more dangerous |
| Saltash | 666 | 40 | 11% safer |
| St Austell | 1,514 | 71 | 38% more dangerous |
| St. Agnes | 225 | 27 | 65% safer |
| St. Ives | 418 | 38 | 16% safer |
| St. Stephen-in-Brannel | 242 | 31 | 43% safer |
| Torpoint | 293 | 39 | 14% safer |
| Treverbyn | 373 | 40 | 10% safer |
| Truro | 1,664 | 81 | 46% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 22 | 19 | 23 | 19 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.12 | Safer |
| Burglary | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.87 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.46 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.13 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.15 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Getting worse |
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