Total Crime Rate

328.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 328.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penwinnick Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penwinnick Road (PL25 5DS) in the last 12 months was 328.3 per 1,000 residents and was 219.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 165.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwinnick Road (PL25 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Truro Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penwinnick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truro Road —
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
Sep 2025Other crime Ledrah Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truro Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Truro Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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