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

Kensington Road 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 Kensington Road (PL4 7LU) 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 Kensington Road (PL4 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lisson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Park Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lisson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lisson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Maurice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lisson Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clifton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mutley Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Baring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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