Total Crime Rate
515.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (PL1 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 515.2 per 1,000 residents and was 301.6% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Street (PL1 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exchange Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basket Ope | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tin Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | White Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackfriars Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peacock Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Citadel Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Looe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | How Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | How Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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