Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Long Meadow area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton St Mary , and the 75th lowest 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 Long Meadow (PL7 4JD) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Meadow (PL7 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Boringdon Hill. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 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 | Buckland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lucas Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bainbridge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boringdon Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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