Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 152.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Seymour Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 166th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Avenue (PL4 8RD) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Avenue (PL4 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egerton Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue 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 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marvell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B3238 Under investigation

Data Sources

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