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

Sandy Hill 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 Sandy Hill (PL25 3FD) 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 Sandy Hill (PL25 3FD), 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.