Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lipson Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 409th highest crime rate of 835 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 Lipson Road (PL4 8PN) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lipson Road (PL4 8PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefriars Lane, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friary Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lipson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monica Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Friary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Friary Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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