Postcode · Saltash
Crime in PL12 5AX
How much crime is recorded in PL12 5AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Germans & St Mellion
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
PL12 5AXSaltash
How safe is PL12 5AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL12 5AX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PL12 5AXNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.