Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 225.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Other theft 38.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Newport Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Square (PL15 8EN) in the last 12 months was 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Square (PL15 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Town Mills Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Town Mills Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newport Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Causley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Lane 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 2025Violence and sexual offences West Bridge Road 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 —
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Data Sources

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