Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gannet Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 271st 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 Gannet Drive (PL25 3BD) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles average (102.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gannet Drive (PL25 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Copse, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Parc (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clearwater View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clearwater View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clearwater View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duchy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Parc | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranelagh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duchy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Copse | Under investigation |
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