Total Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pike Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pike Road (PL3 6HG) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pike Road (PL3 6HG), 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 | Other crime | Stott Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plymview Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Laira Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Field Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Erme Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arun Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smeaton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Smeaton Square | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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