Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ball Park area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 752nd lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ball Park (PL12 4AF) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Saltash Essa average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ball Park (PL12 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorns. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ball Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rashleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rashleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Summerfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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