Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Forsythia Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lynher , and the 111th 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 Forsythia Drive (PL12 4XU) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Drive (PL12 4XU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Forsythia Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langerwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Langerwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Plough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mote Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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