Crime Rates at Ridgeway, Plymouth, PL7 2AP

Ridgeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton St Mary , and the 226th 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 2AP) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 209.2% higher than the Plympton St Mary average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (PL7 2AP), 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.