Postcode · St Austell
Crime in PL26 8NF
How much crime is recorded in PL26 8NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roche & Goss Moor
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,093 (2024)
PL26 8NFSt Austell
How safe is PL26 8NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL26 8NF area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8NFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.