Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorland Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 352nd 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 Moorland Road (PL25 5BS) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (PL25 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dithmarschen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dithmarschen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dithmarschen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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