Total Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothbury Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moor View , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothbury Close (PL6 8TX) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Moor View average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothbury Close (PL6 8TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornbury Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rendlesham Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rothbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wentwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yardley Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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