Helston Town vs Newquay Suburbs

Helston Town has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 849 crimes in the last 12 months. Newquay Suburbs has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 1,091 crimes. Newquay Suburbs scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Helston Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Newquay Suburbs shows -16.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Helston Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (317 incidents). In Newquay Suburbs, it is Violent Crime (505 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Helston Town recorded 187 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newquay Suburbs recorded 140. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Helston Town totalled 317 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 505 in Newquay Suburbs. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Helston Town recorded 785 crimes (now 849, a change of +8.2%). Newquay Suburbs recorded 1,303 crimes previously (now 1,091, -16.3%).

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. Helston Town has a resolution rate of 14.3% and Newquay Suburbs has 23.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Helston Town falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Newquay Suburbs 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 Helston Town and Newquay Suburbs. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.