Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Govetts Field area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 197th 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 Govetts Field (PL15 9FQ) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Govetts Field (PL15 9FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Govetts Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences House Field Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs House Field Meadow Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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