Crime Rates at Hetling Close, Plymouth, PL1 5BT

Hetling Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 154th highest crime rate of 839 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 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hetling Close (PL1 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.