Crime Rate in Plymouth, ward

Plymouth has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of Glamorgan district and the 583rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Plymouth in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Vale of Glamorgan district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plymouth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plymouth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.