Total Crime Rate
268.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bucklers Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 72nd 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 Bucklers Lane (PL25 3FP) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% higher 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bucklers Lane (PL25 3FP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazelmere Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gwartha Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crinnis Road | — |
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