Total Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shute Park Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shute Park Road (PL9 8RB) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Plymstock Dunstone average (36.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shute Park Road (PL9 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Goosewell Terrace. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Morrish Park | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Lane | Under investigation |
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