Total Crime Rate
471.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grassmere Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lynher , and the 23rd 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 Grassmere Way (PL12 6XD) in the last 12 months was 471.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1792.6% higher than the Lynher average (24.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 420.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grassmere Way (PL12 6XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mortain Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilston Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lynher| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndon Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Apple Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treetop Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treetop Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gilston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campion Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mortain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gilston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
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