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Crime in PL23 1

How much crime is recorded in PL23 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Population
4,578 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL23 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL23 1, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

PL23 1National
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 37% 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.

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