Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 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 138.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mostyn Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 835 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 Mostyn Avenue (PL4 7HD) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -94.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 39.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -94.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mostyn Avenue (PL4 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgar Terrace, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mostyn Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipstone Crescent
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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