Total Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.9 1/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Margarets Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 20th 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 4SD) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Plympton Erle average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (PL7 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Lynwood Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Litchaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tithe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harriet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tithe Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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