Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU

Vicarage Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Plympton St Mary , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (PL7 4JU) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Plympton St Mary average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (PL7 4JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3416, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acorn Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.