Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026College View area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Peverell , and the 204th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
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 College View (PL3 4JB) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% higher than the Peverell average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around College View (PL3 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Pentillie Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentillie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trelawney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stangray Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glendower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentillie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hyde Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Park Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gordon Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Gardens | Under investigation |
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