Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 156.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridge Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Plympton St Mary , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 839 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 Ridge Park (PL7 2BP) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 282.1% higher than the Plympton St Mary average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Park (PL7 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Stannary Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stable Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Sep 2025Public order Stannary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stannary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stable Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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