Postcode · Launceston
Crime in PL15 8WE
How much crime is recorded in PL15 8WE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Camelford & Tresmeer
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,539 (2024)
PL15 8WELaunceston
How safe is PL15 8WE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 8WE 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8WENational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.