Crime in Falmouth
Recorded crime in Falmouth is 1.1 times the Cornwall average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 29%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Falmouth: about 20,893 residents in 16 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- +29%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Cornwall average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Falmouth.
Crime over 5 years
Up 29% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Falmouth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Cornwall average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 72% of the harm here
- Burglary: 9% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 72% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 24 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Cornwall (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Cornwall council area, not only Falmouth. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 379 | 0.65 | Up 19% |
| Cars broken into | 396 | 0.68 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 2,406 | 4.1 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 549 | 0.94 | Up 8% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 1.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 24.8 |
| Drugs | 1.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 5.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.5 |
| Public order | 3.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 6.2 |
Postcode districts in Falmouth
Nearby towns
Council: Cornwall
Questions about crime in Falmouth
- Is Falmouth a safe place to live?
- Falmouth scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Cornwall average.
- Is crime going up or down in Falmouth?
- Up 29% over 5 years, from 1,208 recorded crimes a year to 1,554.
- What is the most common crime in Falmouth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Falmouth compare with Cornwall?
- Crime severity in Falmouth is 1.1 times the Cornwall average.
- How many cars are stolen in Falmouth?
- In Cornwall, the council area Falmouth is in, the police recorded 379 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, up 19% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Falmouth?
- 2,406 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Cornwall, the council area Falmouth is in, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Falmouth last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Cornwall, the council area Falmouth is in, against 5 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.