Crime Rates at Watts Road, Plymouth, PL4 8SE

Watts Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 30th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watts Road (PL4 8SE) in the last 12 months was 462.6 per 1,000 residents and was 317.5% 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 Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 112.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watts Road (PL4 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egerton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.