Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 218.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hercules Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Newton & Yealmpton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hercules Road (PL9 8FA) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 527.4% higher than the Newton & Yealmpton average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hercules Road (PL9 8FA), the main crime hotspot is near Capella Drive. Police recorded 12 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 Hercules Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scorpio Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Canis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capella Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Titan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capella Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Volans Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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