Total Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westfield area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield (PL7 2EN) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westfield (PL7 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelwood Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plympton Chaddlewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Road | Under investigation |
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