Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Porthpean Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 125th 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 Porthpean Road (PL25 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthpean Road (PL25 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porthpean Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duchy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Parc Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duchy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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