Postcode · St Austell
Crime in PL26 6TE
How much crime is recorded in PL26 6TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mevagissey & Polgooth
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,229 (2024)
PL26 6TESt Austell
How safe is PL26 6TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL26 6TE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PL26 6TENational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.41.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.