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Crime in PL12 5

How much crime is recorded in PL12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Population
8,081 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL12 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL12 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PL12 5National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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