Total Crime Rate

103.5 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 103.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Orchard Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 284th highest crime rate of 839 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 Orchard Avenue (PL6 5SB) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (PL6 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Frogmore Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frogmore Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frogmore Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Rougemont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rougemont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Donnington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frogmore Court —
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Data Sources

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