Safer Cornwall focus on Camborne The Camborne and Redruth Network Area (CNA) is made up of ten parishes; Camborne, Carharrack, Carn Brea, Gwennap, Illogan, Lanner, Portreath, Redruth, St Day and Stithians. The network area has the greatest concentration of population in Cornwall.
This profile provides a picture of crime and community safety issues for Camborne, set in the context of the wider network area. It incorporates information from other sources including Cornwall Council’s Residents’ Survey1 and the wider socio-economic, health2 and community safety profiles that are available for this area. About the network area: key statistics
Current population is 60,986 28% are aged under 25 and projected to increase by 27% Cornwall / 30% England 14% to 69,505 by 2025, 22% are aged over 65 People 9% increase projected 24% Cornwall / 18% England for Cornwall overall
1 in 4 live in the 20% most 25% of people have no deprived neighbourhoods in qualifications England 22% in Cornwall Vulnerable 24% of children are living in Education & 22% across England poverty groups skills 19% in Cornwall 20% across England
7% of households lack central 34% of people aged 16-74 are heating in full-time employment
7% in Cornwall 32% in Cornwall Housing 3% across England Economy 39% across England
23% of people have a limiting 19% of households do not long-term illness have a car
21% in Cornwall 17% in Cornwall Health & 18% across England Access & 26% across England wellbeing transport
Except where stated this profile provides information for the geographical area representing Camborne and its immediate environs as shown on the map on page 2; comparisons are drawn with the average for other large towns in Cornwall (with a population of 10k or more, also described as “urban”) and Cornwall as a whole.
1 Resident Survey Network Area Profiles will be available in early 2018 2 Network area Community Profiles and Health Profiles are available from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (Public Health) website pages
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3 The Camborne focus area and Camborne and Redruth Network Area are not coterminous as the town area is made up of Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA), allowing for statistical comparisons, whereas the Network area is made up of Parishes
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QUICK FACTS: CAMBORNE RECORDED CRIME
Time period reported refers to the 12 months to 31 August 2017 unless stated otherwise
1,581 crimes / 77.0 crimes per 1,000 resident population; Rate of crime is greater than other large towns in Cornwall (64.7); Increased by 4% compared with Cornwall increase of 20%; 872 Anti-Social Behaviour incidents recorded, of which 6% relate to Street
Drinking. Reported incidence of Street Drinking is lower than the urban area
Key Facts Key average in Cornwall.
1600 1500 The crime rate in the area has fluctuated over the past 3 1400 years. Since January 2017 the 1300 crime rate has increased. This 12 month rolling total
1200 is consistent with other large
Trends SEASONALITY
towns and Cornwall as a whole.
No. No. of Offences
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30 The crime rate in Camborne
20 does not see the same seasonal pattern that is seen 10 across Cornwall as a whole. 0 There are above average peaks J F M A M J J A S O N D -10 in July, September and October.
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The chart shows the Violence 37%
Sexual Offences 4% breakdown of crime by type
Thefts 15% Criminal damage 23% Across all crime types: Burglary 8% Vehicle crime 5% 15% domestic abuse
Crimes Other crime types 2% 13% alcohol-related Drugs 9% 1% hate crime
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100 Across all crime types: Urban Rate The rate of crime in Camborne 80 Cornwall Rate 13%is above domestic the averageabuse for other 16%large alcohol towns- relatedin Cornwall. 60 1% hate crime The crime rate is approximately 40 62% greater than the average
Location rate of crimes for Cornwall.
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Crime trends Camborne town is a hotspot for crime and anti-social behaviour, along with other large towns in Cornwall. The all crime and anti-social behaviour rates are above average, however, compared with other urban areas in Cornwall; The volume of crime is increasing, but at a slower rate than other large towns. The increase is mainly being driven by rises in offences such as violence without injury and Criminal Damage; The volume of anti-social behaviour has stayed fairly stable (a small reduction of 4%), which is consistent with the trend across other large towns. The rate of reported Street Drinking incidents is reducing which opposes the trend seen across the other towns. Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
Year ending Rate per Annual All Towns All Towns Crime / Incident type Trend August 1000 Change Comparison Trend 2017 Domestic Abuse (total incidents) u 27.3 561 4% • u Domestic Abuse Crimes p 11.9 244 14% • p Rape p 1.3 27 80% • p Other Sexual Offences u 1.7 34 13% • p Note that increases in sexual offences and violent crime, including domestic abuse offences, should be seen in the context of the police focus on improving the quality of crime recording, combined with a universal drive to improve victim confidence and improve reporting rates.
The area has a significantly higher rate of recorded domestic abuse than the average for other large towns in Cornwall and this is consistent with previous years; Using prevalence estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, we can estimate that 680 people in Camborne were victims of domestic abuse in the last 12 months, of which two thirds were female and a third male; Camborne has seen a rise in the number of rapes reported (12 offences, which equates to 80%), which is a greater rate of increase than that seen in Cornwall and other town areas – increases of 50% (100 offences) and 58% (154 offences) respectively. The rate of these offences in Camborne is also above average when compared with other urban areas. Alcohol-related harm
Year ending Rate per Annual All Towns All Towns Crime / Incident type Trend August 1000 Change Comparison Trend 2017 Alcohol related Crime q 9.6 198 -13% • u ASB street drinking q 2.4 50 -44% • p
The rate of alcohol related crime is 10% above the urban area average (8.7 crimes per 1000 population). The trend in these crimes is reducing when compared with the previous year; There is a lower rate of Street Drinking incidents reported in the area, and this has also reduced significantly when compared with the previous
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year. Street Drinking makes up 6% of all reported anti-social behaviour incidents, which is a slightly lower proportion than that seen in other urban towns (8%); Based on national estimates, we would expect there to be 240 dependent drinkers in the Camborne town area, making up 1.5% of the population. There are 55 people in alcohol treatment in the town, which equates to just under 1 in 4 of the dependent drinkers estimate, slightly lower the average for other large towns (27%); The clustering of alcohol-related crime is illustrated in the hotspot map and shows that there are concentrations in the main high street, which is the area most associated with the night time economy; There is a secondary hotspot situated around the police station in the town. This is mainly due to alcohol-related assaults on police officers, most likely linked to the custody suite.
What residents say In 2017, Cornwall Council commissioned a large scale residents’ survey which is now planned to take place every 4 years. With 11,247 responses, this was the largest survey conducted by the Council since the 2008 Place Survey.
1,135 residents in the area responded to a range of questions about their satisfaction with Council services and the way things are run, alongside detailed questions about their community, perceptions of crime and safety and their own health and wellbeing. Results are presented at network area level, and provide a good indicator for the major urban area within this boundary.
35% said that the level of crime is 18% said that the level of crime most important in making needs improving somewhere a good place to live Crime: important 34% in Cornwall Crime: needs 13% in Cornwall improving
37% agree that the council and the 25% agree that public services seek police are dealing with ASB and people’s views about Crime issues that matter ASB and Crime
43% in Cornwall 27% in Cornwall Getting it right Seek local views
80% of residents feel safe out in 49% of residents feel safe out in their
their local area during the day local area during the night
86% in Cornwall 64% in Cornwall Feel safe: Feel safe: Day Night
48% are worried about becoming a Top 5 problems picked by residents:
victim of on-line crime Environmental nuisance 68%
Using or dealing drugs 51% Vehicle nuisance 49% Local On-line crime 46% in Cornwall Street drinking 48% problems Criminal Damage 47%
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Alcohol-related crime hotspot map
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Crime Table The table below provides a quick glance at all crime and disorder types in the Camborne town area, describing whether the trend is increasing (), decreasing () or stable () and how this area compares with the urban area average for Cornwall (high , above average , average or lower ).
There have been increases in most crime types across Devon and Cornwall and other police forces nationally. Although improvements in crime recording are a key factor, largely driven by recommendations from the national 2016 crime data integrity inspection,4 there are indications of adverse trends emerging, particularly in thefts.
There have been increases in some crime types in the Camborne area, but the rises in thefts have not been as apparent here.
Year ending Year ending Rate per Annual All Towns All Towns Crime / Incident type Trend August August 1000 Change Comparison Trend 2017 2016
All crime u 77.0 1,581 1,514 4% • p Domestic Abuse (total incidents) u 27.3 561 537 4% • u Domestic Abuse Crimes p 11.9 244 214 14% • p Rape p 1.3 27 15 80% • p Other Sexual Offences u 1.7 34 30 13% • p Non Crime Domestic 15.4 317 323 Alcohol Related Crime q 9.6 198 227 -13% • u Public Order Offences p 4.5 92 83 11% • p Anti-social behaviour incidents u 40.0 822 860 -4% • u ASB street drinking q 2.4 50 89 -44% • p Hate Crime p 0.7 14 5 180% • p Homicide u 0.0 0 0 0% • u Violence with Injury p 12.3 252 240 5% • p Violence without Injury p 15.9 327 249 31% • p Drug Offences u 6.2 128 133 -4% • q Possession of Weapons q 0.3 6 17 -65% • p Dwelling burglary [1] u 7.5 64 65 -2% • u Non-dwelling burglary q 3.0 62 84 -26% • u Robbery q 0.4 9 18 -50% • p Vehicle Offences q 3.4 70 82 -15% • p Shoplifting q 3.1 64 83 -23% • p Other Theft u 7.4 152 153 -1% • p Criminal Damage p 12.5 256 224 14% • p Arson u 0.6 13 14 -7% • p Other Offences u 1.2 25 24 4% • p Road Traffic Collisions [2] u 0.3 7 4 75% • p [1] based on rate per 1000 households [2] figures are for 2016 calendar year
4 Devon and Cornwall Police: Crime Data Integrity inspection 2016, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC, 2017)
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