Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wedgewood Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 777th 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 Wedgewood Road (PL25 3HY) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgewood Road (PL25 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Field. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wedgewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Field —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Field —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Field —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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