Crime Rate in Sutton and Mount Gould, ward

Sutton and Mount Gould has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Plymouth district and the 774th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 51st highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sutton and Mount Gould in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the Plymouth district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sutton and Mount Gould’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 743 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 876 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sutton and Mount Gould ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.