Crime Rates at Elwick Gardens, Plymouth, PL3 6LU

Elwick Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Elwick Gardens (PL3 6LU) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwick Gardens (PL3 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Holmes Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.