Total Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Gould Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 339th 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 Mount Gould Avenue (PL4 9HA) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Gould Avenue (PL4 9HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Efford and Lipson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stenlake Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenlake Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Gould Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mount Gould Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lucas Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jephson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astor Drive | — |
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