Total Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 193.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hurdon Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 122nd 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 Hurdon Way (PL15 9HU) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 124.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurdon Way (PL15 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hurdon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hurdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kit Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kit Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarne Lake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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