Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edith 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.

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Crime Over Time in Edith Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Carmarthen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Gould Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Gould Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernice Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mount Gould Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lipstone Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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