Total Crime Rate

250.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fore Street (PL12 6AE) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 231.3% higher than the Saltash Essa average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (PL12 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Lane. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenten Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biscombe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cedar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cedar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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