Crime Rates at Wooda Road, Launceston, PL15 8BJ

Wooda Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wooda Road (PL15 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Launceston South average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wooda Road (PL15 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.