Total Crime Rate

233.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marys Court area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton St Mary , and the 89th 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 St Marys Court (PL7 4PE) in the last 12 months was 233.2 per 1,000 residents and was 501.7% 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Court (PL7 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B3416, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acorn Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alston Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B3416 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treverbyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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