Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridgegrove Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Launceston South , and the 307th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgegrove Hill (PL15 9QN) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgegrove Hill (PL15 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgegrove Hill. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgegrove Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgegrove Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgegrove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ridgegrove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensey Valley Meadow —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensey Valley Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensey Valley Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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