Total Crime Rate

96.9 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 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Douglass Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 308th 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 Douglass Road (PL3 6NP) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglass Road (PL3 6NP), the main crime hotspot is near Arun Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Douglass Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erme Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mersey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime California Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plymview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eddystone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arun 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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