Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ladysmith Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 362nd lowest 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 Ladysmith Road (PL4 7NS) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladysmith Road (PL4 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ladysmith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dartmoor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmoor View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astor Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Riga Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beverley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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