Launceston South ward · Cornwall. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 27% here, compared with 20% across Cornwall (7.1 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 20.5% here, compared with 25.3% across Cornwall (4.8 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25.8% here, compared with 30.6% across Cornwall (4.7 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Launceston South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
578 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 549 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Launceston South ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 43 mapped crimes in September 2024; 64 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Launceston South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
43
11
October 2024
47
12
November 2024
41
6
December 2024
31
9
January 2025
58
5
February 2025
52
12
March 2025
50
18
April 2025
34
10
May 2025
47
6
June 2025
42
4
July 2025
43
3
August 2025
61
8
September 2025
40
10
October 2025
51
6
November 2025
49
5
December 2025
37
6
January 2026
60
7
February 2026
53
6
March 2026
45
8
April 2026
44
9
May 2026
49
5
June 2026
41
11
July 2026
45
11
August 2026
64
9
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Launceston South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
297
criminal damage arson
70
public order
51
other theft
48
shoplifting
40
other crime
26
burglary
18
drugs
10
vehicle crime
8
possession of weapons
5
robbery
3
bicycle theft
1
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
