Total Crime Rate
350.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arun Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arun Close (PL3 6JR) in the last 12 months was 350.9 per 1,000 residents and was 216.8% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 232.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 97.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arun Close (PL3 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Field Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Efford and Lipson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erme Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Field Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Federation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Federation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Federation Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fox Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Field Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wandle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Field Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Field Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Severn Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arun Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Laira Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Laira Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Laira Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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