Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wadham Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wadham Close (PL14 3BE) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% higher than the Liskeard Central average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Close (PL14 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street North. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wadham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Hill
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Higher Lux Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Lux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Lux Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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