Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Churchstow Walk area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 408th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchstow Walk (PL6 8QX) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Efford and Lipson average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchstow Walk (PL6 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Millwood Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchstow Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Babbacombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwood Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxmore Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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