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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PL12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PL12 recorded 114 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.72 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring59.27 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment114 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 8.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

114
trending_up +3.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

59.27per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

863

Within PL12 district

Cornwall

24,162

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Mortain Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Wesley Lane Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Alexandra Square Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Farm Lane Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
5
Plougastel Drive Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Parking Area Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Public order: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Fore Street Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Supermarket Map
total: 2 Shoplifting: 2
2
Longmeadow Road Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
114 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
52
45.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
18
15.8%
Shoplifting
10
8.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
10
8.8%
Public Order
7
6.1%
Other Theft
6
5.3%
Burglary
4
3.5%
Drug Offences
3
2.6%
Weapons Possession
2
1.8%
Vehicle Crime
1
0.9%
Other Crime
1
0.9%

Crime Analysis: PL12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PL12 (45.6%). Criminal Damage & Arson (15.8%) and Shoplifting (8.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PL12 has fallen noticeably — by 8.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PL12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -8.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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