Postcode · Launceston
Crime in PL15 8DU
How much crime is recorded in PL15 8DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Launceston
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
PL15 8DULaunceston
How safe is PL15 8DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 8DU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8DUNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.84.6
Burglary1.29.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.