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The parts of Cornwall where people are most likely to be mugged, carjacked or threatened and forced to hand over mobile phones have been revealed by a new crime map. Last year, Devon and Cornwall Police recorded 653 crimes of robbery, which can include mugging (where someone is attacked and robbed on the street), robbery by intimidation (making someone think violence or force will be used to steal from them), carjacking (using force to steal a vehicle), armed robbery or a bank robbery.
It is a more serious offence than simple theft and can leave victims suffering psychological harm, even triggering long-term mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Just this week police put out an an appeal to help hunt down the thug who robbed a shop in Cornwall.
The maximum sentence for the offence is life imprisonment. As with most crime types, robberies are more likely to take place in busy town and city centres than in residential neighbourhoods.
Last year, 13 robberies were recorded in the St Austell Central neighbourhood, more than anywhere else in Cornwall. Another 10 robberies were recorded in Truro South and Central, eight in Camborne West, and another eight in Camborne East.
Crime rates – the number of crimes in each area for every 1,000 people living there – allow for a fairer comparison of the likelihood of being robbed in places with widely different population sizes. However, in some busy city centres, the results may be skewed by the number of visitors.
They show that Truro South & Central had the highest crime rate in the county, with 1.4 crimes for every 1,000 residents. That was followed by St Austell Central (1.3 per 1,000 residents), and Camborne West (1.1).
You can see how it compares near you using our interactive map.
Figures are available for every one of more than 7,000 neighbourhoods in England and Wales apart from areas covered by Greater Manchester Police, as the force has not supplied crime data for last year. Crime figures are available for neighbourhoods with between 7,000 and 10,000 residents, which the government designates as Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs).
The statistics do not include crimes reported at train stations, as British Transport Police record them.
Cornwall neighbourhoods with the highest number of robberies
- St Austell Central 13
- Truro South & Central 10
- Camborne West 8
- Camborne East 8
- St Austell North & Carclaze 7
- Truro West 7
- Newquay East 6
- Liskeard 5
- Newquay West 5
- Falmouth North 5
- Redruth South 5
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