Crime Rates at Moorland Drive, Plymouth, PL7 2BY

Moorland Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton St Mary , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Drive (PL7 2BY) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Drive (PL7 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 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.