Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garden Park Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Park Close (PL9 8JL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garden Park Close (PL9 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South View, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Standarhay Villas (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymstock Dunstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haye Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Standarhay Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elburton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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