Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robert Adams Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 337th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Robert Adams Close (PL7 2FE) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Plympton Erle average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robert Adams Close (PL7 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Adams Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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