Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Slades Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 503rd 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 Slades Road (PL25 4HD) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slades Road (PL25 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slades Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dobell Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Robartes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Slades Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bay View Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lostwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lostwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polkyth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Slades Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sylvan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dobell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dobell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tremayne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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