Total Crime Rate

213.5 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 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dark Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 101st 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 3HT) in the last 12 months was 213.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (PL14 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dungarth Green, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Killigrew Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pengover Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Griffins Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Higher Lux Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evely Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Griffins Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Griffins Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungarth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road

Data Sources

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