Total Crime Rate

524.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

252.8 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 524.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 252.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.0 9/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

New Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 21st 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 New Street (PL1 2LY) in the last 12 months was 524.5 per 1,000 residents and was 340.1% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 252.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (PL1 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quay Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinterbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bilbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackfriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Citadel Road East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinterbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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