Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Church View area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 75th 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 Church View (CF48 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Plymouth average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church View (CF48 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Waunwyltt. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Llwyn-Yr-Eos Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Waunwyltt —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Close —
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Data Sources

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