Total Crime Rate
83.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plym Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 171st highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .
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 Plym Close (TQ2 7NA) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower than the Barton with Watcombe average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plym Close (TQ2 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Fernworthy Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shiphay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Torridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plym Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Avenue | Under investigation |
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