Crime Rates at Fairview Avenue, Plymouth, PL3 6DP

Fairview Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairview Avenue (PL3 6DP) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairview Avenue (PL3 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wandle Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.