Crime Rates at Briarleigh Close, Plymouth, PL6 8RT

Briarleigh Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moor View , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarleigh Close (PL6 8RT) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Moor View average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarleigh Close (PL6 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwill Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pattinson Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.