Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosebery Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 415th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (PL4 8SU) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (PL4 8SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebery Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipson Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Carmarthen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipstone Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sea View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sea View Terrace Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order South View Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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