Total Crime Rate

208.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 208.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pentewan Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 108th 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 Pentewan Road (PL25 5BU) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentewan Road (PL25 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentewan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B3273 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Trevanion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3273 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B3273 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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