Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Calstock , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (PL18 9JU) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Calstock average (36.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (PL18 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbridge Hill (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Calstock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
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