Total Crime Rate
57.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Trevithick Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 754th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Trevithick Road (PL25 4RL) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trevithick Road (PL25 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Sidings (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Austell Central & Gover| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trevail Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapmans Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trevail Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trevail Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevail Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevithick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Sidings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A390 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
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