Total Crime Rate

3761.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1651.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3761.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1651.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1225.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 864.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 619.4 10/10
  • Public order 322.6 10/10
  • Other theft 251.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 148.4 10/10
  • Drugs 103.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 51.6 10/10
  • Robbery 51.6 10/10
  • Burglary 45.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Street area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Street (PL1 1LR) in the last 12 months was 3761.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3056.0% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 1651.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Street (PL1 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 827 crimes here, including 363 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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