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

Maida Vale Terrace 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 Maida Vale Terrace (PL4 7LW) 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 Maida Vale Terrace (PL4 7LW), 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 Maida Vale Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Gate Villas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gate
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belgrave Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillsborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monica Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furzehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bradley Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Drugs Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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