Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Northgate Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 541st highest 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 Northgate Street (PL15 8BB) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate Street (PL15 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Madford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newport Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newport Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dockey Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dockey —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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