Total Crime Rate
192.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longfield 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 Longfield Place (PL4 7LY) 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 Longfield Place (PL4 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Efford and Lipson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B3238 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B3238 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lisson Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lisson Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Park Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lipson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lipson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Diamond Avenue | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Diamond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Place | Under investigation |
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