Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 154.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thames Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 161st highest crime rate of 835 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 Thames Gardens (PL3 6HD) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thames Gardens (PL3 6HD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thames Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plymview Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Place
Apr 2026Other crime Stott Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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