Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 18.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gannet Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 264th 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 81.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Parc (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gannet Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscarne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ranelagh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clearwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Parc
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscarne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation

Data Sources

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