Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Austin Crescent area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Efford and Lipson , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Austin Crescent (PL6 5WP) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Crescent (PL6 5WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pintail Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forder Heights (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austin Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ducane Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forder Heights —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forder Heights Under investigation
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Data Sources

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