Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernon Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 190 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 Vernon Close (CF47 0HY) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Plymouth average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Close (CF47 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cae Mari Dwn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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