Looe Area vs Penzance Rural West

Looe Area has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) and recorded 656 crimes in the last 12 months. Penzance Rural West has a safety score of 49/100 (Average) with 320 crimes. Penzance Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Looe Area shows a year-on-year crime trend of -15.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Penzance Rural West shows +1.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Looe Area, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (314 incidents). In Penzance Rural West, it is Violent Crime (172 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Looe Area recorded 84 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Penzance Rural West recorded 37. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Looe Area totalled 314 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 172 in Penzance Rural West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Looe Area recorded 773 crimes (now 656, a change of -15.1%). Penzance Rural West recorded 315 crimes previously (now 320, +1.6%).

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. Looe Area has a resolution rate of 0% and Penzance Rural West has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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