Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Federation Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Federation Road (PL3 6BR) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Efford and Lipson average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Federation Road (PL3 6BR), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Field Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Federation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arun Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Field Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mullet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mullet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brandon Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creedy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Federation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torridge Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Laira Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erme Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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