Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Battershall Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battershall Close (PL9 9UU) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battershall Close (PL9 9UU), the main crime hotspot is near Staddiscombe Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Battershall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holebay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hosford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Steeple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goswela Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holebay Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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