Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sturdee Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 149th 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 Sturdee Road (PL2 3AT) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , 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 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sturdee Road (PL2 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northesk Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greatlands Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fullerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Packington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ganges Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allenby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greatlands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B3396 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Auckland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
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