Total Crime Rate
352.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastbourne Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastbourne Road (PL25 4SU) in the last 12 months was 352.3 per 1,000 residents and was 242.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 272.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastbourne Road (PL25 4SU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Trevanion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beech Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
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