Total Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longmeadow Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 592nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longmeadow Road (PL12 6DP) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longmeadow Road (PL12 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Plougastel Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plougastel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmeadow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plougastel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longmeadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plougastel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plougastel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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