Postcode · St Austell
Crime in PL26 6TU
How much crime is recorded in PL26 6TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mevagissey & Polgooth
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,028 (2024)
PL26 6TUSt Austell
How safe is PL26 6TU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL26 6TU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6TUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary7.99.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.