Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Laira Park Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 267th highest crime rate of 835 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 Laira Park Road (PL4 7HR) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laira Park Road (PL4 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Longbridge Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laira Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirton Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernice Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laira Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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