Total Crime Rate

208.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 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 208.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dark Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dark Lane (PL14 3FL) in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (PL14 3FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poldhu Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dungarth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dark Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Griffins Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miners Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Griffins Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poldhu Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poldhu Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dobsons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rapson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Courtney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobsons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Griffins Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poldhu Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killigrew Road
Apr 2026Other theft Killigrew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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