Postcode · St Austell
Crime in PL26 7BU
How much crime is recorded in PL26 7BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mevagissey & Polgooth
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
PL26 7BUSt Austell
How safe is PL26 7BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL26 7BU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
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 7BUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.