Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Summerhill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Plymouth , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Summerhill (CF47 0EY) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Plymouth average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerhill (CF47 0EY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summerhill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parfitt Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cae Mari Dwn
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arfryn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashlea Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlea Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parfitt Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodland Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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