Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Johns Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ivybridge East , and the 15th highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (PL21 9AX) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% higher than the Ivybridge East average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (PL21 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Zion Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowdens Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivydene Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Austin Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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