Total Crime Rate

516.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 516.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forder Valley Road area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 835 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 516.3 per 1,000 residents and was 374.4% higher than the Efford and Lipson average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 151.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% 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 18 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 Forder Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlestone Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Skardale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Skardale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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