Postcode · Launceston
Crime in PL15 9PP
How much crime is recorded in PL15 9PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,138 (2024)
PL15 9PPLaunceston
How safe is PL15 9PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 9PP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 9PPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.62.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.