Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Hill (PL25 4TR) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Hill (PL25 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Lane. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Bosinney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevear Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Trevear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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