Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springwood Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springwood Close (PL7 1PE) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 400.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springwood Close (PL7 1PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Erle Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Rise (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plympton Chaddlewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erle Gardens | Under investigation |
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