Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026County Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 81st 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 County Close (PL7 2UA) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 2 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around County Close (PL7 2UA), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 44 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 | Other theft | Liddle Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wolrige Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Close | — |
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