Total Crime Rate
263.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fore Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Saltash Essa , and the 72nd 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 Fore Street (PL12 6JS) in the last 12 months was 263.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 290.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fore Street (PL12 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Saltash Essa| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wesley Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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