Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manifold Gardens area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 374th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manifold Gardens (PL3 6HL) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manifold Gardens (PL3 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Wandle Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manifold Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Manifold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Military Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Crescent
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thames Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thames Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pike Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wandle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wandle Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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