Total Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dockacre Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 168th 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 Dockacre Road (PL15 8DE) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dockacre Road (PL15 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Race Hill (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dockacre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bounsall'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bounsall'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Madford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Exeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgegrove Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Park Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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