Crime Rates at Higher Woodside, St. Austell, PL25 5EH

Higher Woodside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Woodside (PL25 5EH) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Penwithick & Boscoppa average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Woodside (PL25 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgcumbe Green, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgcumbe Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.