Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lympne Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 319th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lympne Avenue (PL5 2PS) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the Budshead average (96.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lympne Avenue (PL5 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Westhampnett Place. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lympne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Coltishall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westhampnett Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lympne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rochford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltishall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhampnett Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhampnett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhampnett Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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