Total Crime Rate

476.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.4 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 476.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.8 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Morley Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 28th highest crime rate of 835 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 Morley Court (PL1 1SL) in the last 12 months was 476.2 per 1,000 residents and was 299.6% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 17.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 162.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Court (PL1 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 763 crimes here, including 340 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/199)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plymouth Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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