Crime Rates at Ponsonby Road, Plymouth, PL3 4HP

Ponsonby Road 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 Ponsonby Road (PL3 4HP) 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 Ponsonby Road (PL3 4HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alma Road, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.