Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Plymouth , and the 102nd 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 South Road (CF64 5TG) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 243.2% higher than the Plymouth average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CF64 5TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greening Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4267 (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stradling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B4267 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Despenser Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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