Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Polgover Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Blazey , and the 640th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Polgover Way (PL24 2DL) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the St Blazey average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polgover Way (PL24 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Penarwyn Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polgover Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Polgover Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletrees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penarwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Treryn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treryn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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