Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crownhill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 63rd 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 Crownhill Road (PL5 2LL) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 135.1% higher than the Honicknowle average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 158.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crownhill Road (PL5 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Cheriton Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crownhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Haytor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxtor Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guy Miles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guy Miles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cheriton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honicknowle Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxtor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Foxtor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foxtor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxtor Close

Data Sources

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