Total Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merafield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 839 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 Merafield Road (PL7 1TL) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Plympton Erle average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merafield Road (PL7 1TL), the main crime hotspot is near Maidenwell Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maidenwell Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Kennel Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kennel Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Market Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennel Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Auctioneers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidenwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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