Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buller Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 178th 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 Buller Close (PL7 1NN) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 214.1% higher than the Plympton Chaddlewood average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buller Close (PL7 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near St Elizabeth Close. Police recorded 14 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 Buller Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woollcombe Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erle Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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