Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shearwater Close area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plymouth , and the 21st highest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

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 Shearwater Close (CF64 5FX) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 845.2% higher than the Plymouth average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwater Close (CF64 5FX), the main crime hotspot is near Shearwater Close. 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 Shearwater Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raven Way —
Sep 2025Public order Merlin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Brockhill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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