Crime Rates at Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6LE

Mutley Plain area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 153rd 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 Mutley Plain (PL4 6LE) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mutley Plain (PL4 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.