Crime Rates at Higher Lane, Plymouth, PL1 2AN

Higher Lane area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the highest crime rate of 839 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 Higher Lane (PL1 2AN) in the last 12 months was 3336.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2500.9% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 489 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -18.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 636 (≈ 1586.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Lane (PL1 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 364 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.