Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.6 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Polmear Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Polmear Road (PL25 3LE) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polmear Road (PL25 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Parc. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polmear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Charlestown Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Penrice Parc Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Parc —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscarne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscarne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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