Sex offender Andrew Loveridge hid his past and moved near Helston

For more than five years, the address Andrew Loveridge gave police was in Tamworth. For a good part of that time, he was spending weeks at a time in Cornwall.

The 52-year-old, now living in the Helston area, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thursday (12 November). He had pleaded guilty to six breaches of his notification requirements as a registered sex offender, and to fraud by false representation.

He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years.

A conviction from 2004

Loveridge was convicted of a sexual offence at Staffordshire Crown Court in 2004. As part of that sentence he was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register and made subject to a number of notification requirements.

The court heard that between August 2020 and March 2026 he told police he was living at an address in Tamworth.

A new relationship in Cornwall

In late 2025, Loveridge began a relationship with a woman in Cornwall who knew nothing of his past.

He made several visits to see her over the following weeks, staying in holiday accommodation and later at her home over Christmas.

Between September and November 2025, his offender manager tried to visit him at home. He wasn’t there. Loveridge claimed he was away with work.

In March 2026 he walked into Truro Police Station and told officers he had moved to the Helston area.

The breaches

His actions put him in breach of his requirements as a sex offender. Those breaches were:

• not notifying police of a change of address
• not notifying police of a new bank card
• failing to notify an address he stayed at for more than 12 hours where children were present

Insured, but never passed a test

The fraud charge related to car insurance. Loveridge obtained a policy stating he had a full, clean driving licence.

On 17 May he was stopped and admitted driving on a provisional licence. He then transferred the policy to a new vehicle, and was stopped again.

Checks showed he had never passed a driving test, and had 12 points on his provisional licence.

In interview, Loveridge accepted his wrongdoing.

What police said

Officer in the case, Police Constable Ross Waite, said: “Andrew Loveridge is a highly deceptive individual, who has consistently provided false and misleading information to police despite being well aware of his requirements as a registered sex offender.

“He lied about multiple aspects of his personal circumstances, significantly hindering the effective assessment and management of his sexual risk.

“During the course of the investigation, numerous vulnerable adults have been identified with whom he has either entered into relationships or sought to establish contact with.

“Given his initial conviction dates back to 2004, there is very limited public information online as to his past.

“As a result, Loveridge was able to exploit this by contacting people who were completely unaware of his offending history.”