Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 301st 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 South Street (PL25 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (PL25 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Moorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trevanion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beech Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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