Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Southernway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 259th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southernway (PL9 8TA) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 169.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southernway (PL9 8TA), 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 Southernway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadland Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southernway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadland Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadland Lane —
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Data Sources

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