Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.1 8/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shearwood Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 839 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 Shearwood Close (PL7 4PU) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 209.1% higher than the Plympton Erle average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwood Close (PL7 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shearwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Litchaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unicorn Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harriet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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