Postcode · Launceston
Crime in PL15 9SS
How much crime is recorded in PL15 9SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath
- Council
- Torridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,932 (2024)
PL15 9SSLaunceston
How safe is PL15 9SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL15 9SS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9SSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft1.24.5
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% 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.