Postcode · Launceston
Crime in PL15 9JS
How much crime is recorded in PL15 9JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Launceston
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
PL15 9JSLaunceston
How safe is PL15 9JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 9JS 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9JSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.41.5
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 74% 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.