Penzance East 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 from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 13% across Cornwall (12.5 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 27.4% here, compared with 18.4% across Cornwall (9 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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.
Homes rented privately: 27% here, compared with 20% across Cornwall (6.8 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.
Police-recorded locations for Penzance East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
738 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 754 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Penzance East 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: 81 mapped crimes in September 2024; 55 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 · Penzance East
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
81
11
October 2024
62
25
November 2024
48
11
December 2024
62
12
January 2025
59
19
February 2025
62
10
March 2025
54
8
April 2025
48
12
May 2025
63
15
June 2025
70
23
July 2025
61
16
August 2025
84
23
September 2025
75
20
October 2025
71
9
November 2025
68
9
December 2025
49
6
January 2026
45
7
February 2026
58
12
March 2026
40
11
April 2026
67
9
May 2026
75
8
June 2026
70
13
July 2026
65
9
August 2026
55
21
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Penzance East
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
348
criminal damage arson
91
shoplifting
88
public order
57
other theft
53
drugs
26
vehicle crime
20
burglary
19
other crime
14
possession of weapons
11
robbery
7
theft from the person
4
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.
