Southway ward · Plymouth. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 23% across Plymouth (7.9 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 23% here, compared with 18% across Plymouth (4.6 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.2% here, compared with 27.5% across Plymouth (4.3 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Southway ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
806 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 665 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Southway ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 52 mapped crimes in September 2024; 67 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Southway
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
52
15
October 2024
59
9
November 2024
46
10
December 2024
51
16
January 2025
49
6
February 2025
54
5
March 2025
59
11
April 2025
52
7
May 2025
46
12
June 2025
61
18
July 2025
66
16
August 2025
70
11
September 2025
53
9
October 2025
66
11
November 2025
66
12
December 2025
65
9
January 2026
71
10
February 2026
60
5
March 2026
87
3
April 2026
65
6
May 2026
60
5
June 2026
72
6
July 2026
74
8
August 2026
67
7
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Southway
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
524
criminal damage arson
94
other theft
49
public order
45
other crime
27
burglary
17
drugs
15
possession of weapons
13
vehicle crime
9
shoplifting
5
theft from the person
4
robbery
2
bicycle theft
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
