Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laira Bridge Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 45th 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 Bridge Road (PL4 9LL) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laira Bridge Road (PL4 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Williams Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laira Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Williams Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harvey Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvey Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvey Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gdynia Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hawarden Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Collingwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanley Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanley Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenlake Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenlake Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenlake Place | Under investigation |
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