Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penylan Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 80th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penylan Street (CF48 4DE) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penylan Street (CF48 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Close. Police recorded 14 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 Penylan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rhydfach Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duffryn Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Duffryn Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hafod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penlan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morlais Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ceredig Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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