Total Crime Rate
190.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castle Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (PL14 3AU) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Liskeard Central average (141.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Street (PL14 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barras Street, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cannon Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doctor'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barras Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Killigrew Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Killigrew Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Castle View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barras Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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