Dawlish Rural vs Penzance Town West

Dawlish Rural has a safety score of 33/100 (Below Average) and recorded 473 crimes in the last 12 months. Penzance Town West has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 1,099 crimes. Dawlish Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dawlish Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of +14.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Penzance Town West shows +24.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dawlish Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (231 incidents). In Penzance Town West, it is Violent Crime (400 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dawlish Rural recorded 74 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Penzance Town West recorded 265. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dawlish Rural totalled 231 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 400 in Penzance Town West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dawlish Rural recorded 413 crimes (now 473, a change of +14.5%). Penzance Town West recorded 885 crimes previously (now 1,099, +24.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dawlish Rural has a resolution rate of 0% and Penzance Town West has 17.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dawlish Rural falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Penzance Town West is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dawlish Rural and Penzance Town West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.