Crap Towns / Camborne / Crime

How much crime is there in Camborne?

The police recorded 90.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Camborne from September 2023 to August 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 48.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 87.2, down from 94.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	94.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	90.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	87.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	48.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.5	7.0
Public order	6.7	6.6
Other theft	6.0	5.4
Drugs	4.5	2.4
Shoplifting	3.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	3.5	3.8
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Truro	18.2 km	107
Penzance	20.6 km	102
Pool and Illogan	3.5 km	96.4
Camborne	–	90.4
Newquay	27.7 km	90.2
St Ives	13.5 km	79.2
Hayle	8.5 km	74.1
Redruth	5.5 km	74.0
Falmouth	16.9 km	63.4
Helston	12.7 km	53.7
Penryn	14.1 km	46.1
The typical town	–	76.2