Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hooe Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Plymstock Radford , and the 79th 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 Hooe Road (PL9 9NL) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Plymstock Radford average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hooe Road (PL9 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Ashery Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymstock Radford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashery Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashery Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcombe Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcombe Crescent | — |
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