Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smeaton Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 210th highest crime rate of 835 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 Smeaton Square (PL3 6NU) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the Efford and Lipson average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Square (PL3 6NU), 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 Smeaton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stott Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Eddystone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smeaton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plymview Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arun Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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