Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 26.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Launceston Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 370th 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 Launceston Close (PL31 2AN) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard average (143.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launceston Close (PL31 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood Park. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Launceston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abbots Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxwell Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abbots Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxwell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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