Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highland Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 94th 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 Highland Close (CF47 0RD) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Close (CF47 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trevithick Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taff Glen View (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Merthyr Tydfil

Crime Over Time in Highland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trevithick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
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Data Sources

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