Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blowing House Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 275th 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 Blowing House Close (PL25 5NU) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blowing House Close (PL25 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Grant'S Walk. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blowing House Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenance Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blowing House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tremena Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pondhu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grant'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grant'S Walk
Apr 2026Robbery Grant'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grant'S Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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