Postcode · Padstow
Crime in PL28 8AP
How much crime is recorded in PL28 8AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padstow & St Issey
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 988 (2024)
PL28 8APPadstow
How safe is PL28 8AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL28 8AP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
PL28 8APNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Other theft6.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% 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.