Total Crime Rate

265.2 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 265.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westgate Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 71st 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 Westgate Terrace (PL15 7AP) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% higher than the Launceston South average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Terrace (PL15 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hendra Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bounsall'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dockacre Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Madford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dockey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dockey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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