Total Crime Rate
119.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stable Cottages 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 Stable Cottages (PL7 2HL) 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 Stable Cottages (PL7 2HL), 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.
View Crime In Plympton St Mary| 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 | Stannary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stable Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stable Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stable Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stable Cottages | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Grove | Under investigation |
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