Penzance Rural West vs Porthleven & Helston North

Penzance Rural West has a safety score of 63/100 (Average) and recorded 243 crimes in the last 12 months. Porthleven & Helston North has a safety score of 89/100 (Very Safe) with 9 crimes. Porthleven & Helston North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Penzance Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -31.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Porthleven & Helston North shows -62.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Penzance Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (133 incidents). In Porthleven & Helston North, it is Burglary (3 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Penzance Rural West recorded 26 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Porthleven & Helston North 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 Penzance Rural West totalled 133 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2 in Porthleven & Helston North. 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 West recorded 354 crimes (now 243, a change of -31.4%). Porthleven & Helston North recorded 24 crimes previously (now 9, -62.5%).

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

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