Total Crime Rate
137.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valletta Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 228th 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 Valletta Gardens (PL14 3EF) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valletta Gardens (PL14 3EF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Killigrew Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doctor'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Griffins | Under investigation |
| 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 | Portland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Killigrew Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rapson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dungarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dungarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dungarth Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dobsons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobsons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dark Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dark Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dark Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dark Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Griffins | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Griffins | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street North | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.