Crime Rates at Penhale Road, Penwithick, St. Austell, PL26 8UP

Penhale Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lostwithiel & Lanreath , and the 451st 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 Penhale Road (PL26 8UP) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% higher than the Lostwithiel & Lanreath average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhale Road (PL26 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.