Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Somerset Place 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 Somerset Place (PL3 4BA) 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 Somerset Place (PL3 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Maker View. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raynham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Place Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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