Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Launceston Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Callington & St Dominic , and the 845th highest crime rate of 1,817 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 Launceston Road (PL17 8DS) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Callington & St Dominic average (61.5 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launceston Road (PL17 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Urban Terrace. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Launceston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban Terrace Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Greenfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Urban Terrace Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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