Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunnyside Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyside Road (PL4 9LE) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Sunnyside Road (PL4 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Williams Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Avenue (18 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 | Possession of weapons | Goad Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Gould Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromartie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wentworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lucas Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenlake Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stenlake Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laira Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Laira Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mount Gould Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Risdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Neath Road Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | River View | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmarthen Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmarthen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Risdon Avenue | — |
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