Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orchard Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lynher , and the 234th 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 Orchard Villas (PL12 6PL) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 500.4% higher than the Lynher average (22.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Villas (PL12 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairmead Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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