Postcode · Truro
Crime in TR3 6LU
How much crime is recorded in TR3 6LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shortlanesend, Chacewater & Carnon Downs
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,890 (2024)
TR3 6LUTruro
How safe is TR3 6LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR3 6LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
TR3 6LUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 83% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.