Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 261.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Old Ferry Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Ferry Road (PL12 4EH) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 128.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Ferry Road (PL12 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Square. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Ferry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biscombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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