Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blandford 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 Blandford Road (PL3 6HY) 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 Blandford Road (PL3 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wandle Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arun Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arun Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stott Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Eddystone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Smeaton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Square Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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