Launceston South
WardNorth east Cornwall. About 7,238 people in 6.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Launceston South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Launceston South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Launceston South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Launceston South at a rate of 91.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Launceston South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (299), other crime (130) and anti-social behaviour (91).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cornwall
These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Launceston South alone. See Cornwall
Launceston South in brief
Launceston South had 7,149 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Launceston South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Launceston South, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Launceston South, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.