Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wallhead Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wallhead Road (CF47 0SS) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallhead Road (CF47 0SS), 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 Wallhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Pwll Glo —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bryony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Teg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Teg Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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