Total Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 220.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Porthmeor Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 96th 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 Porthmeor Road (PL25 3LU) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( 53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthmeor Road (PL25 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ley Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gwartha Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porthmeor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crinnis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmbush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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