Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Mortimore Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mortimore Close (PL12 4LH) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimore Close (PL12 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warraton Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimore Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Warraton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alamein Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Hill
Sep 2025Other crime Torbridge Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Torbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlemead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorns
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alamein Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairway Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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