Postcode district · Wadebridge
Crime in PL27
How much crime is recorded in PL27, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 16,440 (2024)
PL27Postcode district · Wadebridge
How safe is PL27
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL27, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PL27National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.