Crime Rates at Menacuddle Lane, St. Austell, PL25 5QN

Menacuddle Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Penwithick & Boscoppa , and the 616th highest 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 Menacuddle Lane (PL25 5QN) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Menacuddle Lane (PL25 5QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Lane (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.