Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • 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

Charles Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Close (PL25 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Close (PL25 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Parc. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duchy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clearwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clearwater View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Parc Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duchy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clearwater View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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