Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elm Tree Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Tree Grove (CF47 0LR) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Tree Grove (CF47 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Tree Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallhead Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Tree Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bryony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Pwll Glo —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Teg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Teg Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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