Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawkmoor Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 328th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkmoor Close (PL7 1SU) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkmoor Close (PL7 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3416, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maidenwell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plympton Erle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennel Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Potters Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B3416 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Close | Under investigation |
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