Crime Rates at Chisholme Close, St Austell, PL25 4UG

Chisholme Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 68th 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 Chisholme Close (PL25 4UG) in the last 12 months was 284.1 per 1,000 residents and was 188.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 198.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chisholme Close (PL25 4UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.