Total Crime Rate

429.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.6 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 429.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Earls Acre area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Acre (PL3 4HL) in the last 12 months was 429.1 per 1,000 residents and was 212.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 186.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Acre (PL3 4HL), 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 Earls Acre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Unable to prosecute suspect
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 De La Hay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponsonby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Knollys Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amherst Road Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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