Postcode district · Launceston
Crime in PL15
How much crime is recorded in PL15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 33,477 (2024)
PL15Postcode district · Launceston
How safe is PL15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL15, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
PL15National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.