Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 157.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 157th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Place Lane (PL3 4BH) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Place Lane (PL3 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 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 Somerset Place Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B3396 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Place Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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