Total Crime Rate

120.4 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Race Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 283rd 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 Race Hill (PL15 9BB) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Race Hill (PL15 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Race Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Race Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Madford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bounsall'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edymead Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgegrove Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgegrove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ridgegrove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bush Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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