Total Crime Rate

8.2 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 8.2 1/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Dorado Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Newton & Yealmpton , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

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 Dorado Street (PL9 8FX) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Newton & Yealmpton average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).

In the area around Dorado Street (PL9 8FX), 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 Dorado Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capella Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capella Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Serpens Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Titan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scorpio Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aquila Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Volans Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orion Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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