Crime Rates at Neath Road, Plymouth, PL4 8TQ

Neath Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 288th 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 Neath Road (PL4 8TQ) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Road (PL4 8TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.