Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penlee Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 342nd 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 Penlee Way (PL3 4AP) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penlee Way (PL3 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maker View (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penlee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Place Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maker View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maker View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maker View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raynham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palmerston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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