Postcode · Penzance
Crime in TR18 5BT
How much crime is recorded in TR18 5BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penzance South & Newlyn
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,680 (2024)
TR18 5BTPenzance
How safe is TR18 5BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR18 5BT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5BTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary3.69.1
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.