Total Crime Rate
192.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Greenbank Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 119th 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 Greenbank Cottages (PL4 7JW) in the last 12 months was 192.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenbank Cottages (PL4 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Efford and Lipson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lisson Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Opie Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emily Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mutley Plain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mutley Plain Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mutley Plain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mutley Plain Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Furzehill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Emily Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital Road | — |
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