Crime Rate in Looe East & Deviock, ward

Looe East & Deviock has the 40th lowest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 2870th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 392nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Looe East & Deviock in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Looe East & Deviock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Looe East & Deviock ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barbican Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.