Crime Rates at Ridgeway, Plymouth, PL7 2AF

Ridgeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 71st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway (PL7 2AF) in the last 12 months was 261.4 per 1,000 residents and was 451.5% higher than the Plympton Chaddlewood average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (PL7 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stannary Lane (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.