Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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

Delamere Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Delamere Road (PL6 5XE) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamere Road (PL6 5XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Military Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skardale Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delamere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Skardale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carradale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Skardale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawlin Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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