Total Crime Rate
134.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edith Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 201st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edith Avenue (PL4 8TH) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -86.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edith Avenue (PL4 8TH), 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Gould Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinross Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lipson Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lipson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carmarthen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faringdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilary Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilary Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sefton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lipstone Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Gould Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mount Gould Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.