Postcode district · Truro
Crime in TR4
How much crime is recorded in TR4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 31,081 (2024)
How safe is TR4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in TR4, 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
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
TR4National
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.