Padstow & St Merryn vs St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton

Padstow & St Merryn has a safety score of 91/100 (Very Safe) and recorded 26 crimes in the last 12 months. St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,261 crimes. Padstow & St Merryn scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Padstow & St Merryn shows a year-on-year crime trend of -23.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton shows -4.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Padstow & St Merryn, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (20 incidents). In St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton, it is Violent Crime (1,107 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Padstow & St Merryn recorded 1 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton recorded 284. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Padstow & St Merryn totalled 20 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,107 in St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Padstow & St Merryn recorded 34 crimes (now 26, a change of -23.5%). St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton recorded 2,363 crimes previously (now 2,261, -4.3%).

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. Padstow & St Merryn has a resolution rate of 50% and St Budeaux & Kings Tamerton has 18%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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