Postcode · St Austell
Crime in PL26 8EE
How much crime is recorded in PL26 8EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roche & Goss Moor
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,975 (2024)
PL26 8EESt Austell
How safe is PL26 8EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL26 8EE 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8EENational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.