Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salcombe Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 258th 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 Salcombe Road (PL4 7NF) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salcombe Road (PL4 7NF), 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 Salcombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lipson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Furzehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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