Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Faringdon Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Faringdon Road (PL4 9EP) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Efford and Lipson average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faringdon Road (PL4 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faringdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carmarthen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Gould Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mount Gould Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Gould Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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