St Austell Central
Middle areaSouth east Cornwall. 10,054 people in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in St Austell Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in St Austell Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Austell Central at a rate of 128.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 532 |
| Other crime | 220 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 203 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 142 |
| Shoplifting | 97 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How St Austell Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is St Austell Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Austell Central at a rate of 128.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 110 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Austell Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (532), other crime (220) and anti-social behaviour (203).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cornwall
These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cornwall and not St Austell Central alone. See Cornwall
St Austell Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in St Austell Central was £210,000 in 2025.
St Austell Central had 10,040 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in St Austell Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In St Austell Central, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.