Crime Rates at Edwards Close, Plymouth, PL7 2ST

Edwards Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 164th 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 Edwards Close (PL7 2ST) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwards Close (PL7 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neal Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edwards Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.