Postcode · Truro
Crime in TR3 6PN
How much crime is recorded in TR3 6PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shortlanesend, Chacewater & Carnon Downs
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,161 (2024)
TR3 6PNTruro
How safe is TR3 6PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TR3 6PN 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
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 6PNNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.44.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.