Postcode district · Camelford
Crime in PL32
How much crime is recorded in PL32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 12,223 (2024)
PL32Postcode district · Camelford
How safe is PL32
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL32, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
PL32National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Shoplifting3.58.4
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.