Total Crime Rate

77.8 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alexandra Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 377th 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 Alexandra Road (PL4 7JU) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (PL4 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgar Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Furzehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lydia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emily Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Courtfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Maurice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Gate Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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