Postcode · Launceston
Crime in PL15 8NB
How much crime is recorded in PL15 8NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Camelford & Tresmeer
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
PL15 8NBLaunceston
How safe is PL15 8NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 8NB area, 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8NBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft5.34.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.