Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hawkmoor 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkmoor Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookingfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennel Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B3416 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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