Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 306th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (PL9 9AP) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 167.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (PL9 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 19 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 Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horn Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horn Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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