Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larkham Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Plympton Erle , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larkham Lane (PL7 4PH) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Plympton Erle average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkham Lane (PL7 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larkham Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unicorn Close
Sep 2025Other theft Litchaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harriet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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