Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lincoln Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lincoln Avenue (PL4 7NT) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Efford and Lipson average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Avenue (PL4 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watts' Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lipson Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Channel View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clinton Avenue
Sep 2025Other crime Clinton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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