Total Crime Rate
345.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duffryn Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Plymouth , and the 11th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duffryn Road (CF48 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 345.6 per 1,000 residents and was 210.6% higher than the Plymouth average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 275.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duffryn Road (CF48 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenfield Gardens. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chapel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anthony Hill Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Greenfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duffryn Fawr | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Close | Under investigation |
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