Postcode district · Truro
Crime in TR1
How much crime is recorded in TR1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 26,039 (2024)
How safe is TR1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TR1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
TR1National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary5.39.1
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.