Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melbourne 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 Melbourne Road (PL14 4JD) 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 Melbourne Road (PL14 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbourne Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwel An Nans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lamellion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbtree Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Limes Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lanchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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