Crime Rates at Bodmin Road, St. Austell, PL25 5AG

Bodmin Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 857th lowest 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 Bodmin Road (PL25 5AG) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bodmin Road (PL25 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3274, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Menacuddle Hill (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.