Total Crime Rate
449.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Place area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles , and the 26th 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 Victoria Place (PL25 5PE) in the last 12 months was 449.7 per 1,000 residents and was 337.7% higher than the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (β 191.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Place (PL25 5PE), 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.
View Crime In St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moorland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beech Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Under investigation |
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