Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furzehill Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 197th highest crime rate of 839 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 Furzehill Road (PL4 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furzehill Road (PL4 7JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furzehill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Furzehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emily Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lydia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mutley Plain Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mutley Plain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mutley Plain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mutley Plain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Maurice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital Road
Sep 2025Drugs Moor View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moor View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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