Total Crime Rate

267.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 267.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard , and the 75th 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 Launceston Road (PL31 2AW) in the last 12 months was 267.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launceston Road (PL31 2AW), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket 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 Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxwell Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxwell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanners Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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