Crime Rates at Ponsonby Road, Plymouth, PL3 4HP

Ponsonby Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 64th highest crime rate of 839 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 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.5% higher than the Stoke average (133.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% 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 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maker View (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.