Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Laira 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 9LN) 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 9LN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Laira Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresillian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Stert Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mainstone Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Williams Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gdynia Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embankment Road Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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