Postcode · Penzance
Crime in TR18 5BP
How much crime is recorded in TR18 5BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penzance South & Newlyn
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
TR18 5BPPenzance
How safe is TR18 5BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR18 5BP area, above 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
TR18 5BPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.