Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Stanborough Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 839 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 8SX) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanborough Road (PL9 8SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shortwood Crescent, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southernway (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stanborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southernway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dolphin Square Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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