Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Thomas Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 307th 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 St Thomas Hill (PL15 8BL) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Hill (PL15 8BL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dockacre Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dockey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dockey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Launceston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Square
Sep 2025Other theft Newport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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