Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Little Dock Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 387th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Dock Lane (PL5 2NA) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Dock Lane (PL5 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tamar Way, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncombe Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Dock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guy Miles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guy Miles Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tamar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tamar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tamar Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombe Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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