Total Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Howard Road (PL9 7EP) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Plymstock Dunstone average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Howard Road (PL9 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broxton Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Billacombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomphlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Billacombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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