Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Durham Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 241st highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Avenue (PL4 8SR) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Avenue (PL4 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clinton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Desborough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue 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 South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clinton Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Clinton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watts' Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Road Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Channel View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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