Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Octans Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 312th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

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 Octans Way (PL9 8FR) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher than the Plymstock Dunstone average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ).

In the area around Octans Way (PL9 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Hercules Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Octans Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capella Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Aquila Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capella Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Canis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scorpio Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Titan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Volans Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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