Total Crime Rate

526.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 526.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.2 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

Armada Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 22nd 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 Armada Way (PL1 1LD) in the last 12 months was 526.3 per 1,000 residents and was 310.2% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armada Way (PL1 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 710 crimes here, including 257 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armada Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Western Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade —
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Parade Under investigation

Data Sources

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