Crime Rate in Launceston South, ward

Launceston South has the 17th highest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 2386th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 156th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Launceston South in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Launceston South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 364 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Launceston South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.