Total Crime Rate

263.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 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 263.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 69th highest crime rate of 835 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 263.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.9% higher than the Efford and Lipson average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (PL4 7LU), 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 Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Offender given a caution
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place —
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monica Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headland Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road —
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Data Sources

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