Crime Rates at Axe Close, Plymouth, PL3 6RU

Axe Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 343rd 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 Axe Close (PL3 6RU) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axe Close (PL3 6RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wandle Place, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.