Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
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

Queens Gate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 149th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Gate (PL4 7PP) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Gate (PL4 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Diamond Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Maurice Road
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Gate Villas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sea View Terrace Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sea View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gate
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Avenue
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

Data Sources

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