Total Crime Rate

12.9 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 12.9 1/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 49th 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 Howard Road (PL9 7EP) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Plymstock Dunstone average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Howard Road (PL9 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broxton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Billacombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Billacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robins Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broxton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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