Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ganges Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 154th 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 Ganges Road (PL2 3AY) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ganges Road (PL2 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ganges Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatlands Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasley Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Pasley Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pasley Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B3396 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Levan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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