Crime Rates at Penmere Road, St. Austell, PL25 3PE

Penmere Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 222nd 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 Penmere Road (PL25 3PE) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penmere Road (PL25 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfield Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.