Total Crime Rate
120.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Trelawney Cottages 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 Trelawney Cottages (PL15 9BJ) 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 Trelawney Cottages (PL15 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 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.
View Crime In Launceston South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bounsall'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bush Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edymead Garden | Under investigation |
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