Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Charles Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Charles Road (PL25 3LD) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Charles Road (PL25 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Parc, where police recorded 19 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.

Crime Over Time in Mount Charles Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Parc
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscarne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscarne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Parc Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Ranelagh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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