Total Crime Rate

146.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Alma Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 181st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Road (PL3 4HD) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (PL3 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponsonby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monroe Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monroe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monroe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monroe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Monroe Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amherst Road Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De La Hay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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