Penzance Quay
Middle areaSouth west Cornwall. 6,538 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Penzance Quay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Penzance Quay
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penzance Quay at a rate of 178.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 414 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 246 |
| Other crime | 171 |
| Shoplifting | 124 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 120 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Penzance Quay compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Penzance Quay safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penzance Quay at a rate of 178.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 107 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penzance Quay.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (414), anti-social behaviour (246) and other crime (171).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cornwall
These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Penzance Quay alone. See Cornwall
Penzance Quay in brief
The median price paid for a home in Penzance Quay was £230,000 in 2025.
Penzance Quay had 6,562 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Penzance Quay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penzance Quay, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.