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Crime in PL15 7DB

How much crime is recorded in PL15 7DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Launceston
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL15 7DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 7DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

PL15 7DBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.51.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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