Crime Rates at Hetling Close, Plymouth, PL1 5BT

Hetling Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 144th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hetling Close (PL1 5BT) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hetling Close (PL1 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.