Crime Rates at Sandy Hill, St. Austell, PL25 3AS

Sandy Hill area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 537th 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 Sandy Hill (PL25 3AS) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Hill (PL25 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Copse, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ranelagh Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.