Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gower Ridge Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Plymstock Radford , and the 318th 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 Gower Ridge Road (PL9 9DR) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Plymstock Radford average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Ridge Road (PL9 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drake Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radford Park Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radford Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drake Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drake Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Radford Park Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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