Total Crime Rate

151.3 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Sidings area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 205th 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 The Sidings (PL25 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sidings (PL25 4TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poltair Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Sidings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graham Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dobell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tremayne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Woods Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Close
Sep 2025Drugs Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poltair Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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