Total Crime Rate
261.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Centaur Mews area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Newton & Yealmpton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 281 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 Centaur Mews (PL9 8FW) in the last 12 months was 261.8 per 1,000 residents and was 662.1% higher than the Newton & Yealmpton average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 150.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 263.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Centaur Mews (PL9 8FW), the main crime hotspot is near Hercules Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wembury & Brixton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aquila Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aquila Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aquarius Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orion Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orion Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orion Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orion Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aquila Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Andromeda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pandora Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capricorn Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capricorn Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capricorn Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorado Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorado Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Volans Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tucana Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canis Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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