Total Crime Rate

192.4 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 192.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Greenbank 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.

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Crime Over Time in Greenbank Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lisson Grove
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mutley Plain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mutley Plain Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mutley Plain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mutley Plain Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Furzehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emily Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital Road

Data Sources

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