Total Crime Rate
252.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
136.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunheved Fields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 83rd 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 Dunheved Fields (PL15 7HS) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 186.5% higher than the Launceston South average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunheved Fields (PL15 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendra Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendra Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hendra Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hendra Park | Under investigation |
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