Crime Rates at Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6LF

Mutley Plain area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 16th highest crime rate of 839 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 Mutley Plain (PL4 6LF) in the last 12 months was 624.8 per 1,000 residents and was 521.6% higher than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 227.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mutley Plain (PL4 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.