Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Hill Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 273rd 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 West Hill Road (PL4 7LE) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill Road (PL4 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisson Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furzehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillsborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monica Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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