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Crime in PL26 8LS

How much crime is recorded in PL26 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Roche & Goss Moor
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,295 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL26 8LS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL26 8LS area, broadly in line with 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
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).

PL26 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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