Kingskerswell & Rural vs Padstow & St Merryn

Kingskerswell & Rural has a safety score of 77/100 (Safe) and recorded 86 crimes in the last 12 months. Padstow & St Merryn has a safety score of 91/100 (Very Safe) with 26 crimes. Padstow & St Merryn scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kingskerswell & Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Padstow & St Merryn shows -23.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kingskerswell & Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (40 incidents). In Padstow & St Merryn, it is Violent Crime (20 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kingskerswell & Rural recorded 12 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Padstow & St Merryn recorded 1. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kingskerswell & Rural totalled 40 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 20 in Padstow & St Merryn. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kingskerswell & Rural recorded 90 crimes (now 86, a change of -4.4%). Padstow & St Merryn recorded 34 crimes previously (now 26, -23.5%).

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. Kingskerswell & Rural has a resolution rate of 0% and Padstow & St Merryn has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kingskerswell & Rural falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Padstow & St Merryn 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 Kingskerswell & Rural and Padstow & St Merryn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.