Total Crime Rate
123.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edith Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edith Avenue (PL4 8TL) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edith Avenue (PL4 8TL), the main crime hotspot is near Rosebery Lane. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 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 | Other theft | Carmarthen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Gould Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sefton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chudleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Gould Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | 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 | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernice Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mount Gould Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lipstone Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faringdon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Lane | Under investigation |
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