Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sawles Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 598th 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 Sawles Road (PL25 4UD) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawles Road (PL25 4UD), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sawles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Trevanion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Sep 2025Public order King'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tolcarne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Avenue —
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Data Sources

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