Total Crime Rate

209.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 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

Zion Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 98th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Zion Street (PL1 2HX) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 153.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zion Street (PL1 2HX), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Parade. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Zion Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Armada Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Notte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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