Safer Cornwall focus on Liskeard The Liskeard Community Network Area (CNA) is made up of eighteen parishes; Deviock, Dobwalls and Trewidland, Duloe, Lanreath, Lansallos, Lanteglos, Liskeard, Looe, Menheniot, Morvah, Pelynt, Quethiock, St Cleer, St Keyne, St Martin by-looe, St Neot, St Pinnock and Warleggan. The network area extends from Bodmin Moor in the north to Looe on the south coast. The area sees a seasonal influx of tourism in areas such as Looe and Polperro. This profile provides a picture of crime and community safety issues for this area. It incorporates information from other sources including Cornwall Council s Residents Survey 1 and the wider socio-economic, health 2 and community safety profiles that are available for this area. Except where stated this profile provides information for the geographical area defined as Liskeard town centre (see map overleaf); comparisons are drawn with the average for other large towns in Cornwall (a population of around 10k or more, also described as urban ) and Cornwall as a whole. About the area: key statistics People Current population is 31,456 and projected to increase by 9% to 34,420 by 2025 9% increase projected for Cornwall overall 25% are aged under 25 27% Cornwall / 30% England 27% are aged over 65 24% Cornwall / 18% England Vulnerable groups 1 in 6 live in the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England 23% of children are living in poverty 19% in Cornwall 20% across England Education & skills 24% of people have no qualifications 22% in Cornwall 22% across England 8% of households lack central heating 30% of people aged 16-74 are in full-time employment Housing 7% in Cornwall 3% across England Economy 32% in Cornwall 39% across England Health & wellbeing 22% of people have a limiting long-term illness 21% in Cornwall 18% across England Access & transport 17% of households do not have a car 17% in Cornwall 26% across England 1 Resident Survey Network Area Profiles will be available in early 2018 2 Network area Community Profiles and Health Profiles are available from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (Public Health) website pages 1
Area Map 3 3 Truro Town and Network areas are not coterminous as the town area is made up of Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA), allowing for statistical comparisons, whereas the Network area is made up of Parish boundaries 2
Location Rate per pop. Crimes Seasonality Diff from average Apr-13 Sep-13 Feb-14 Jul-14 Dec-14 May-15 Oct-15 Mar-16 Aug-16 Jan-17 Jun-17 s No. of Offences Key Facts QUICK FACTS: LISKEARD TOWN RECORDED CRIME Time period reported refers to the 12 months to 31 2017 unless stated otherwise 714 crimes / 74.0 crimes per 1,000 resident population; Rate of crime is above average of other large towns in Cornwall (64.7); Increased by 11% compared with Cornwall increase of 20%; 288 Anti-Social Behaviour incidents recorded, of which 5% relate to Street Drinking. Reported incidence of Street Drinking is lower than the urban area average in Cornwall. 800 600 400 200 12 month rolling total 0 Although the level of crime has increased compared with last year, Liskeard has not seen a rise of the same magnitude as the rest of Cornwall. 40 20 0-20 J F M A M J J A S O N D The crime rate in Liskeard sees a pronounced summer peak, which is also seen in Cornwall as a whole, but this is more widely distributed, starting in April and May. -40 Violence 42% Sexual Offences 4% Thefts 16% Criminal damage 23% Burglary 11% Vehicle crime 3% Other crime types 2% Drugs 2% The chart shows the breakdown of all crime by type Across all crime types: 22% domestic abuse 12% alcohol-related 1% hate crime 100 80 60 40 20 Urban Rate Cornwall Rate The rate of crime in Liskeard is above the average for other large towns in Cornwall. The crime rate is nearly double the average rate of crimes for Cornwall. 0 3
Crime trends Liskeard town centre is a hotspot for crime, along with other large towns in Cornwall. It is the smallest of the towns described as urban, with a population of just under 10,000. The all crime rate in Liskeard is above average when compared with other urban areas in Cornwall; The rate of anti-social behaviour incidents is below average compared with other large towns, however, with the number of incidents continuing to reduce. Within this figure, the number of Street Drinking incidents has also reduced and is significantly lower than the average for other large towns. The volume of crime is increasing and this mainly being driven by increases in offences such as violence without injury and burglary (both dwelling and non-dwelling burglary). Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Crime / Incident type Rate per 2017 Annual Change Comparison Domestic Abuse (total incidents) p 29.8 287 35% u Domestic Abuse Crimes p 16.5 159 59% p Rape p 1.5 14 133% p Other Sexual Offences p 1.3 13 117% p Note that increases in sexual offences and violent crime, including domestic abuse offences, should be seen in the context of the police focus on improving the quality of crime recording, combined with a universal drive to improve victim confidence and improve reporting rates. The area has a higher rate of recorded domestic abuse when compared with other large towns in Cornwall, and both crimes and non-crime incidents have seen significant increases, whereas in Cornwall overall and in other urban areas non-crime incidents are relatively static; Using prevalence estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, we can estimate that 325 people in Liskeard were victims of domestic abuse in the last 12 months, of which two thirds were female and a third male; Liskeard has seen reports of rape and other sexual offences increase. The rate of recorded rape offences and other sexual offences are both significantly higher compared with the average for urban areas in Cornwall. The number of reported rapes doubled (which equates to an increase of 8 offences) which is above the rise in Cornwall and other town areas increases of 50% (100 offences) and 58% (154 offences) respectively. Alcohol-related harm Crime / Incident type Rate per 2017 Annual Change Comparison Alcohol related Crime q 9.2 89-14% u ASB street drinking q 1.6 15-40% p The rate of alcohol related crime is above the urban area average (8.7 crimes per population). The number of these crimes has reduced compared with the previous year; 4
There has been a reduction in the number of Street Drinking incidents reported in the area compared with the previous year. Street Drinking makes up 5% of all reported anti-social behaviour incidents, which is lower than in other large towns (8%); Based on national estimates, we would expect there to be around 110 dependent drinkers resident in the Liskeard town area, making up 1.5% of the population. There are 44 people in alcohol treatment in the town, which equates to around 2 in 5 of the dependent drinkers estimate, greater than average for large towns (27%); The clustering of alcohol-related crime is illustrated in the hotspot map (page 6) and shows that there are concentrations at either end of Barras Street, areas associated with the evening and night time economy; There is a secondary hotspot situated around a supermarket in the South East of the town. This is mainly due to alcohol-related thefts. What residents say In 2017, Cornwall Council commissioned a large scale residents survey which is now planned to take place every 4 years. With 11,247 responses, this was the largest survey conducted by the Council since the 2008 Place Survey. 576 residents in the area responded to a range of questions about their satisfaction with Council services and the way things are run, alongside detailed questions about their community, perceptions of crime and safety and their own health and wellbeing. Results are presented at network area level, and provide a good indicator for the major urban area within this boundary. 34% said that the level of crime is most important in making somewhere a good place to live 11% said that the level of crime needs improving Crime: important 34% in Cornwall Crime: needs improving 13% in Cornwall 43% agree that the council and the police are dealing with ASB and Crime issues that matter 28% agree that public services seek people s views about ASB and Crime Getting it right 43% in Cornwall Seek local views 27% in Cornwall 90% of residents feel safe out in their local area during the day 69% of residents feel safe out in their local area during the night 86% in Cornwall 64% in Cornwall Feel safe: Day Feel safe: Night On-line crime 46% are worried about becoming a victim of on-line crime 46% in Cornwall Local problems Top 5 problems picked by residents: Environmental nuisance 59% Using or dealing drugs 44% vehicle related nuisance 33% Street drinking 32% Domestic Abuse 32% 5
Alcohol-related crime hotspot map
Crime Table The table below provides a quick glance at all crime and disorder types in the Liskeard town area, describing whether the trend is increasing (), decreasing () or stable () and how this area compares with the urban area average for Cornwall (high, above average, average or lower ). There have been increases in most types of crime across Devon and Cornwall and other police forces nationally. Although improvements in crime recording are a key factor, largely driven by recommendations from the national 2016 crime data integrity inspection, 4 there are indications of adverse trends emerging, particularly in thefts. There have been increases in some crime types in Liskeard, but some negative trends are less in evidence here particularly related to thefts (with the exception of burglary) and street crime (public order, alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour). Crime / Incident type Rate per 2017 2016 Annual Change Comparison All crime p 74.0 714 645 11% p Domestic Abuse (total incidents) p 29.8 287 212 35% u Domestic Abuse Crimes p 16.5 159 100 59% p Rape p 1.5 14 6 133% p Other Sexual Offences p 1.3 13 6 117% p Non Crime Domestic 13.3 128 112 Alcohol Related Crime q 9.2 89 104-14% u Public Order Offences q 4.5 43 48-10% p Anti-social behaviour incidents q 29.9 288 329-12% u ASB street drinking q 1.6 15 25-40% p Hate Crime u 0.7 7 3 133% p Homicide u 0.0 0 0 0% u Violence with Injury p 13.2 127 112 13% p Violence without Injury p 17.3 167 114 46% p Drug Offences q 1.5 14 27-48% q Possession of Weapons u 0.5 5 2 150% p Dwelling burglary [1] p 6.6 28 10 180% u Non-dwelling burglary p 4.9 47 31 52% u Robbery u 0.2 2 3-33% p Vehicle Offences u 2.1 20 23-13% p Shoplifting u 3.4 33 33 0% p Other Theft u 7.6 73 73 0% p Criminal Damage q 11.9 115 137-16% p Arson u 0.6 6 8-25% p Other Offences q 0.7 7 12-42% p Road Traffic Collisions [2] u 0.7 7 4 75% p [1] based on rate per households [2] figures are for 2016 calendar year 4 Devon and Cornwall Police: Crime Data Integrity inspection 2016, Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC, 2017)