Penryn ward · Cornwall. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 30% here, compared with 20% across Cornwall (10.6 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 16% here, compared with 25.3% across Cornwall (9.3 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.3% here, compared with 16.3% across Cornwall (4 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Penryn ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
646 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 486 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Penryn ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 44 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Penryn
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
26
8
October 2024
36
4
November 2024
34
9
December 2024
36
11
January 2025
42
6
February 2025
40
7
March 2025
36
6
April 2025
39
24
May 2025
49
19
June 2025
65
10
July 2025
44
16
August 2025
39
5
September 2025
61
8
October 2025
59
3
November 2025
77
12
December 2025
58
4
January 2026
54
8
February 2026
53
9
March 2026
40
5
April 2026
41
6
May 2026
46
6
June 2026
59
5
July 2026
54
3
August 2026
44
4
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Penryn
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
268
shoplifting
121
other theft
82
criminal damage arson
70
public order
51
other crime
14
vehicle crime
14
drugs
7
robbery
7
possession of weapons
6
burglary
5
bicycle theft
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
