Crime Rates at The Elms, Plymouth, PL3 4BR

The Elms area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 269th 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 The Elms (PL3 4BR) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Stoke average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Elms (PL3 4BR), 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.