Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Browning Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 313th 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 Browning Road (PL2 3AP) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Stoke average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Road (PL2 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greatlands Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B3396 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ganges Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Furneaux Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fullerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greatlands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
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