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Crime in PL12 5DJ
How much crime is recorded in PL12 5DJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Germans & St Mellion
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,103 (2024)
PL12 5DJSaltash
How safe is PL12 5DJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL12 5DJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 5DJNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft0.74.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.