Crime Rates at Polkyth Road, St. Austell, PL25 4LP

Polkyth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 250th 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 Polkyth Road (PL25 4LP) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polkyth Road (PL25 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slades Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ranelagh Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.