Postcode district · Padstow
Crime in PL28
How much crime is recorded in PL28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 8,579 (2024)
PL28Postcode district · Padstow
How safe is PL28
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL28, 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
PL28National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.