Crime Rates at Prince Maurice Road, Plymouth, PL4 7LJ

Prince Maurice Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Prince Maurice Road (PL4 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Maurice Road (PL4 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kelvin Avenue, where police recorded 38 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.