Crime Rates at Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL1 1QH

Drake Circus 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 Drake Circus (PL1 1QH) 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 Drake Circus (PL1 1QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 400 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Parade (124 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.