Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove (PL7 2BW) 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 Elm Grove (PL7 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Stannary Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Cottages Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stable Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stable Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stable Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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