Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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 Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laira Park Crescent (PL4 7HS) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laira Park Crescent (PL4 7HS), 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 Crescent area

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

Data Sources

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