Crime Rates at High Cross Street, St. Austell, PL25 4AB

High Cross Street area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 4th 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 High Cross Street (PL25 4AB) in the last 12 months was 1090.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1493.5% higher than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 597.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Cross Street (PL25 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.