Postcode · Penzance
Crime in TR20 9SU
How much crime is recorded in TR20 9SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
TR20 9SUPenzance
How safe is TR20 9SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR20 9SU 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
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 9SUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft1.14.5
Public order0.94.6
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.