St Agnes Crime Rate December 2025 | Monthly Statistics

Violence and sexual offences dominated St Agnes’ crime profile in December 2025, accounting for 45.5% of the 11 reported crimes. This category, which includes assaults and sexual misconduct, recorded a rate of 0.8 per 1,000 residents—69% below the UK average of 2.6 per 1,000. The area’s overall crime rate of 1.9 per 1,000 residents, 72.9% lower than the UK average, underscores its status as one of the safest places in the country. The seasonal context of December—marked by dark evenings, empty homes during the Christmas holidays, and the absence of large-scale events—likely contributed to the low levels of property crime and the relatively modest increase in criminal damage and arson. While property crimes such as burglary and vehicle theft were rare, the focus on violent crime reflects the area’s demographic and social characteristics. St Agnes, a small built-up area within Cornwall’s rural landscape, lacks the high-density urban environments that typically drive property-related incidents. Instead, the community’s size and close-knit nature may foster a lower incidence of violent crime, though this remains a subject for further analysis. The month’s crime profile also highlights the challenges of interpreting data in small areas, where even minor fluctuations can appear significant. For example, the single incident of ‘other crime’ reported in December, though negligible in scale, illustrates the potential for outliers to skew statistics. Overall, the December 2025 figures reinforce St Agnes’ position as a low-crime area, with its safety profile likely influenced by factors such as limited economic activity, sparse population density, and the seasonal rhythms of the region.

December 2025 saw a marked shift in crime patterns, with criminal damage and arson surging by 200% compared to November, rising from one to three incidents. This increase, though still low in absolute terms, may reflect seasonal factors such as dark evenings and the presence of empty homes during the holiday period. Conversely, violence and sexual offences fell by 28.6%, decreasing from seven to five incidents—a trend that aligns with the seasonal lull in social activity and the closure of businesses over the festive period. The area’s violent crime rate of 0.8 per 1,000 residents is 69% below the UK average of 2.6 per 1,000, a disparity that may be partly explained by St Agnes’ small population and limited nightlife. Meanwhile, ‘other crime’—a category that includes unclassified incidents—rose by 100%, from zero to one incident, though the exact nature of this category remains unspecified. This fluctuation highlights the variability of crime reporting in small areas, where even minor changes can have significant statistical impacts.

St Agnes’ December 2025 crime rate of 1.9 per 1,000 residents represents a 26.5% decline from the previous month’s rate of 2.5 per 1,000, reflecting a sustained trend of low crime levels. Daily crime statistics for the month show an average of 0 crimes per day across the 31-day period, a figure that underscores the rarity of incidents in this small built-up area. When considering the monthly exposure, one reported crime occurred for roughly every 539 residents, a rate that highlights the relatively low frequency of crime in a community of under 6,000 people. This context is particularly meaningful for residents, as it illustrates the minimal likelihood of encountering crime in their daily lives. The population-scaled perspective further emphasizes that St Agnes’ crime profile is significantly safer than the UK average, with the area’s crime rate being 72.9% below the national figure. This disparity may be attributed to the area’s rural character, limited urban density, and the seasonal factors that influence crime patterns in December, such as reduced foot traffic during holiday periods and the absence of large-scale events that might otherwise drive incidents.