Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merafield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 337th 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 Merafield Road (PL7 1SL) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merafield Road (PL7 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Drive. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merafield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Adams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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