Efford and Lipson ward · Plymouth. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 24% here, compared with 18% across Plymouth (6 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 14.6% here, compared with 18.5% across Plymouth (3.9 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23.7% here, compared with 20.6% across Plymouth (3.2 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Efford and Lipson ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,340 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,317 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Efford and Lipson ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 82 mapped crimes in September 2024; 116 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Efford and Lipson
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
82
18
October 2024
91
23
November 2024
139
21
December 2024
93
7
January 2025
113
9
February 2025
101
22
March 2025
114
13
April 2025
112
18
May 2025
129
22
June 2025
98
17
July 2025
135
32
August 2025
110
29
September 2025
117
14
October 2025
140
13
November 2025
88
17
December 2025
74
11
January 2026
115
8
February 2026
123
12
March 2026
117
14
April 2026
96
14
May 2026
115
8
June 2026
128
15
July 2026
111
13
August 2026
116
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Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Efford and Lipson
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
654
shoplifting
163
other theft
130
criminal damage arson
123
public order
67
vehicle crime
52
drugs
39
other crime
39
burglary
29
possession of weapons
25
robbery
9
theft from the person
7
bicycle theft
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
