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 Place 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 Place (PL4 7LX) 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 Place (PL4 7LX), 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 Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Furzehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mutley Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moor View Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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