Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Charlestown Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 362nd 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 Charlestown Road (PL25 3NP) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlestown Road (PL25 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Chandlers Walk. Police recorded 11 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 Charlestown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrice Parc Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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