Newquay Town vs Padstow & St Merryn

Newquay Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,759 crimes in the last 12 months. Padstow & St Merryn has a safety score of 77/100 (Safe) with 285 crimes. Padstow & St Merryn scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newquay Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Padstow & St Merryn shows -4.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newquay Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (736 incidents). In Padstow & St Merryn, it is Violent Crime (137 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newquay Town recorded 276 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Padstow & St Merryn recorded 27. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newquay Town totalled 736 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 137 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, Newquay Town recorded 1,771 crimes (now 1,759, a change of -0.7%). Padstow & St Merryn recorded 298 crimes previously (now 285, -4.4%).

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. Newquay Town has a resolution rate of 20.2% and Padstow & St Merryn has 15%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Newquay Town 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 Newquay Town and Padstow & St Merryn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.