Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Margarets Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 217th 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 St Margarets Road (PL7 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Plympton Erle average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Road (PL7 4RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plympton Erle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tithe Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tithe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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