Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Athelstan Park area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 545th 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 Athelstan Park (PL31 1DS) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Athelstan Park (PL31 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Royffe Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homefield Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Battalion Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Abbots Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bugle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Abbots Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battalion Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battalion Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Battalion Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Battalion Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3268 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pinehurst Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Royffe Way | Under investigation |
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