Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Efford Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 300th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Efford Road (PL3 6NF) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Efford Road (PL3 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Colne Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Efford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rougemont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Unity Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Unity Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lester Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jean Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rougemont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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