Crime Rate in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, ward

St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the 11th highest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 1666th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 110th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% higher than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 395 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 69.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 474 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.