Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Putnam Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Putnam Close (PL14 3QL) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Putnam Close (PL14 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street North. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Killigrew Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dungarth Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dungarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Killigrew Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dungarth Road | Under investigation |
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