Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Witham Gardens area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 329th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witham Gardens (PL3 6ES) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Gardens (PL3 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creedy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Efford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erme Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Teign Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Teign Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Teign Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torridge Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blandford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Pauls Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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