Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Thomas Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Thomas Road (PL15 8BU) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher than the Launceston South average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Road (PL15 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Mills Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Town Mills Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Square —
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 2025Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Launceston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Mills Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Mills Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Town Mills Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Town Mills Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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