Crime Rates at Fort Austin Avenue, Plymouth, PL6 5ST

Fort Austin Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fort Austin Avenue (PL6 5ST) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fort Austin Avenue (PL6 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawlin Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.