Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Laira Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Old Laira Road (PL3 6AB) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Efford and Lipson average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Laira Road (PL3 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Holmes Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Laira Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holmes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernice Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Laira Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trefusis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trefusis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trefusis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trefusis Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Kirton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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