Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (PL12 4TH) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Saltash Essa average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (PL12 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorns, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alamein Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B3271 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlemead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warraton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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