Total Crime Rate

190.0 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 190.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queens Gate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 122nd 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 Queens Gate (PL4 7PW) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Gate (PL4 7PW), 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 Queens Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Arlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaddlewood Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Chaddlewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaddlewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Lipson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Thornton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lydia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Maurice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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