Postcode · Padstow
Crime in PL28 8EU
How much crime is recorded in PL28 8EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padstow & St Issey
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
PL28 8EUPadstow
How safe is PL28 8EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL28 8EU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8EUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.