Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 673rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Way (PL15 9GR) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ).

In the area around Cherry Way (PL15 9GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honeysuckle Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs House Field Meadow Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences House Field Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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