Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stanborough Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

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 Stanborough Road (PL9 8SU) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanborough Road (PL9 8SU), the main crime hotspot is near Southernway. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southernway Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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