Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Hilary Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 835 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 St Hilary Terrace (PL4 8SA) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 136.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Hilary Terrace (PL4 8SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 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 St Hilary Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anson Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Avenue
Apr 2026Public order South View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limerick Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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