Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Liskeard South & Dobwalls , and the 284th 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 Chapel Lane (PL23 1PG) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 155.1% higher than the Liskeard South & Dobwalls average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Lane (PL23 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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