Total Crime Rate

144.6 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 144.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lipson Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 181st highest crime rate of 839 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 Lipson Road (PL4 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 262.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lipson Road (PL4 8RJ), 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 Lipson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Channel View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaddlewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lydia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Emily Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lipson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chaddlewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaddlewood Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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