Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lower Port View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Port View (PL12 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.3% higher than the Saltash Essa average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Port View (PL12 4BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Saltash Essa

Crime Over Time in Lower Port View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babis Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babis Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lynher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lynher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑