Crime Rates at Woodway, Plymouth, PL9 8TS

Woodway 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 Woodway (PL9 8TS) 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 Woodway (PL9 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shortwood Crescent, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southernway (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.