Postcode district · Bodmin
Crime in PL31
How much crime is recorded in PL31, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 20,049 (2024)
PL31Postcode district · Bodmin
How safe is PL31
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL31, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
PL31National
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft4.44.5
Public order4.34.6
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.