Postcode · Penzance
Crime in TR20 8PE
How much crime is recorded in TR20 8PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Penwith & St Buryan
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
TR20 8PEPenzance
How safe is TR20 8PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR20 8PE 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8PENational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.