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Crime in PL17 8QT

How much crime is recorded in PL17 8QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Callington & Pensilva
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,472 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL17 8QT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL17 8QT 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8QTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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