Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highglen Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highglen Drive (PL7 5LA) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Plympton Chaddlewood average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highglen Drive (PL7 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Park Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Liddle Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Park Close | Under investigation |
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