Crime Rates at St Margarets Road, Plymouth, PL7 4SA

St Margarets Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Road (PL7 4SA) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Plympton Erle average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (PL7 4SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynwood Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.