Crime Rates at Back Lane, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1TH

Back Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 835 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 Back Lane (PL7 1TH) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (PL7 1TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castlehayes Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.