Crime Rates at Thornton Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 8RS

Thornton Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 281st 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 Thornton Avenue (PL4 8RS) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Avenue (PL4 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egerton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.