Total Crime Rate

174.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 174.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Drugs 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lipson Vale area has the 14th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 135th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lipson Vale (PL4 7HF) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 750.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lipson Vale (PL4 7HF), the main crime hotspot is near Lipstone Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lipson Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lipson Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trefusis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trefusis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trefusis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trefusis Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernice Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Clinton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clinton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clinton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ashford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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