Total Crime Rate
138.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wycliffe Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 198th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wycliffe Road (PL3 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wycliffe Road (PL3 6BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Creedy Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Efford and Lipson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kirton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castle Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Derwent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Creedy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Riga Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Road | — |
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