Penzance Rural East vs Penzance Town East

Penzance Rural East has a safety score of 18/100 (High Crime) and recorded 622 crimes in the last 12 months. Penzance Town East has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,187 crimes. Penzance Rural East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Penzance Rural East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Penzance Town East shows +5.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Penzance Rural East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (299 incidents). In Penzance Town East, it is Violent Crime (432 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Penzance Rural East recorded 92 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Penzance Town East recorded 223. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Penzance Rural East totalled 299 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 432 in Penzance Town East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Penzance Rural East recorded 562 crimes (now 622, a change of +10.7%). Penzance Town East recorded 1,127 crimes previously (now 1,187, +5.3%).

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. Penzance Rural East has a resolution rate of 8.7% and Penzance Town East has 16.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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