Total Crime Rate
82.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lanchard Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Liskeard Central , and the 489th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lanchard Road (PL14 4HT) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lanchard Road (PL14 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Melbourne Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lamellion Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lanchard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crabbtree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limes Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwel An Nans Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Dean | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dean Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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