Total Crime Rate

190.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wadham Close 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 Wadham Close (PL14 3BE) 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 Wadham Close (PL14 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Hill, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street North (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wadham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dungarth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street North —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lower Lux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cannon Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killigrew Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Killigrew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cannon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cannon Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Church Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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