Total Crime Rate

491.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 491.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forder Valley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 27th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forder Valley Road (PL6 8LF) in the last 12 months was 491.0 per 1,000 residents and was 343.2% higher than the Efford and Lipson average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 137.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forder Valley Road (PL6 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skardale Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forder Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skardale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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