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

Marsh Close 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 Marsh Close (PL6 8LN) 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 Marsh Close (PL6 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marsh Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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