Total Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penhaligon Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 225th 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 Penhaligon Way (PL25 3AR) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% higher than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penhaligon Way (PL25 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near The Copse. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Austell Bethel & Holmbush| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clearwater View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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