Total Crime Rate

126.9 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edith Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 226th highest crime rate of 839 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 8TL) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edith Avenue (PL4 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lipstone Crescent, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edith Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edith Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clinton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Laira Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernice Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ladysmith Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Gould Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Road Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Gould Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lipstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmarthen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clinton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clinton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Gould Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mount Gould Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jephson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmarthen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lipstone Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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