Total Crime Rate

225.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 225.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Biscombe Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Biscombe Gardens (PL12 6EG) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 185.5% higher than the Saltash Essa average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 320.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biscombe Gardens (PL12 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Biscombe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biscombe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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