Total Crime Rate
152.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cressbrook Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moor View , and the 171st 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 Cressbrook Close (PL6 8RX) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cressbrook Close (PL6 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Pattinson Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moor View| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luxmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luxmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luxmore Close | Under investigation |
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