Total Crime Rate
151.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buller Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 168th 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 Buller Close (PL7 1NN) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buller Close (PL7 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near St Maurice Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plympton Erle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen Road | — |
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