Total Crime Rate

261.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 261.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barbican Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 71st highest crime rate of 835 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 Barbican Road (PL7 1LY) in the last 12 months was 261.4 per 1,000 residents and was 451.5% higher than the Plympton Chaddlewood average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbican Road (PL7 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Stannary Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barbican Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlehayes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mudge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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