Postcode · Padstow
Crime in PL28 8NS
How much crime is recorded in PL28 8NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Padstow & St Issey
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
PL28 8NSPadstow
How safe is PL28 8NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL28 8NS area, 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8NSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.