Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Linketty Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 284th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linketty Lane (PL7 1RD) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Plympton Erle average (53.8 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linketty Lane (PL7 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Maidenwell Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linketty Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Underlane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linketty Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennel Hill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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