Crime Rates at Sea View Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 8RU

Sea View Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 86th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sea View Avenue (PL4 8RU) in the last 12 months was 231.4 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea View Avenue (PL4 8RU), 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.