Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Federation 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derwent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arun Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Field Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mullet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mullet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Creedy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Federation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torridge Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Laira Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Erme Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Norfolk Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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