Total Crime Rate

263.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 263.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Symons Road area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 72nd 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 Symons Road (PL12 4EG) in the last 12 months was 263.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 290.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symons Road (PL12 4EG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Symons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babis Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babis Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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