Crime Rates at Larch Close, Latchbrook, Saltash, PL12 4XT

Larch Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lynher , and the 575th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Close (PL12 4XT) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Lynher average (24.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Close (PL12 4XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough Green, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spire Hill Park (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.