Total Crime Rate
208.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dark 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dungarth Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Miners Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Griffins | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poldhu Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poldhu Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dobsons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengover Close | 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 | Rapson 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 | Other crime | Courtney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobsons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Griffins | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poldhu Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Killigrew Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Killigrew Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Close | Under investigation |
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