Total Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Zion Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 84th highest crime rate of 839 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 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (β‰ˆ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zion Street (PL1 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Parade. Police recorded 298 crimes here, including 124 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Approach β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Zion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambhay Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southside Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southside Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Southside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckwell Street β€”

Data Sources

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