Crime Rates at Hillsborough, Plymouth, PL4 7AR

Hillsborough area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

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 Hillsborough (PL4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsborough (PL4 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mutley Plain Lane, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.