Postcode · Penzance
Crime in TR20 8LY
How much crime is recorded in TR20 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Penwith & St Buryan
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,905 (2024)
TR20 8LYPenzance
How safe is TR20 8LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR20 8LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
TR20 8LYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.64.6
Burglary2.29.1
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.