Crime Rate in Plympton St Mary, ward

Plympton St Mary has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Plymouth district and the 1717th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 241st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plympton St Mary in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Plymouth district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plympton St Mary’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plympton St Mary ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stannary Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.