Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

River Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around River Walk (PL25 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Walk (PL25 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Truro Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in River Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Sep 2025Drugs Truro Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Moorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Blowing House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blowing House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truro Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ledrah Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pondhu Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledrah Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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