Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crossway Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crossway Avenue (PL4 7QF) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crossway Avenue (PL4 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Gould Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jephson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mount Gould Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Gould Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Laira Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Gould Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dartmoor View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ladysmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ladysmith Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernice Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astor Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmoor View | Under investigation |
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