Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plymouth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Buckland Monachorum , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .

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 Plymouth Road (PL20 7RR) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Buckland Monachorum average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymouth Road (PL20 7RR), the main crime hotspot is near Phoenix Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Plymouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shop Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Graybridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Station Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Phoenix Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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