Crap Towns / Hayle / Crime

How much crime is there in Hayle?

The police recorded 74.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hayle from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 80.8, up from 65.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	65.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	75.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	80.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.6	7.0
Shoplifting	10.0	7.1
Public order	4.7	6.6
Other theft	4.7	5.4
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Burglary	1.6	3.1
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.3	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Truro	26.7 km	107
Penzance	12.4 km	102
Pool and Illogan	11.6 km	96.4
Camborne	8.5 km	90.4
Newquay	35.1 km	90.2
St Ives	5.7 km	79.2
Hayle	–	74.1
Redruth	14.1 km	74.0
Falmouth	23.9 km	63.4
Helston	14.1 km	53.7
Penryn	21.3 km	46.1
The typical town	–	76.2