Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Curlew Mews area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 320th 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 Curlew Mews (PL3 6AH) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Mews (PL3 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Field Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Laira Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Federation Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Field Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Field Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erme Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fox Field Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fox Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Field Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Federation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Federation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Laira Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Laira Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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