West Penwith & St Buryan
Middle areaSouth west Cornwall. 6,840 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 108 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in West Penwith & St Buryan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Penwith & St Buryan
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Penwith & St Buryan at a rate of 59.4 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 | 198 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Penwith & St Buryan compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Penwith & St Buryan safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Penwith & St Buryan at a rate of 59.4 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, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Penwith & St Buryan.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (198), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (38).
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 West Penwith & St Buryan alone. See Cornwall
West Penwith & St Buryan in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Penwith & St Buryan was £294,625 in 2025.
West Penwith & St Buryan had 6,533 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in West Penwith & St Buryan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Penwith & St Buryan, 53.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.