Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leypark Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moor View , and the 190th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leypark Walk (PL6 8UE) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Moor View average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leypark Walk (PL6 8UE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leypark Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colwill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Down Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hurrabrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurrabrook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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