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Crime in PL17 8PG
How much crime is recorded in PL17 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,317 (2024)
PL17 8PGCallington
How safe is PL17 8PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL17 8PG 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
PL17 8PGNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary1.89.1
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.