Crime Rates at Truro Road, St. Austell, PL25 5JF

Truro Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Truro Road (PL25 5JF) in the last 12 months was 386.4 per 1,000 residents and was 465.0% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 155.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Truro Road (PL25 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grant'S Walk, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.