Total Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Buttercup Meadow area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercup Meadow (PL15 9GB) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Launceston South average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Meadow (PL15 9GB), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercup Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Honeysuckle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Honeysuckle Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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