Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Watering Hill Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 401st 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 Watering Hill Close (PL25 4QS) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watering Hill Close (PL25 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Austell Central & Gover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trevail Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trevail Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trevail Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevail Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Sidings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevear Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Trevear Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevear Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
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