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Crime in TR4 8

How much crime is recorded in TR4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Population
17,608 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TR4 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TR4 8, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TR4 8National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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