Crime Rates at Laira Street, Plymouth, PL4 9JT

Laira Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 190th 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 Laira Street (PL4 9JT) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laira Street (PL4 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumont Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.