Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 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
  • 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

Mead Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 340th 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 Mead Way (PL12 4NU) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Way (PL12 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Courtlands. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wearde Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Courtlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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