Total Crime Rate

515.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.5 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 515.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.3 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lambhay Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 25th highest crime rate of 835 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 Lambhay Street (PL1 2NN) in the last 12 months was 515.2 per 1,000 residents and was 332.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 248.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambhay Street (PL1 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southside Street, where police recorded 61 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 Lambhay Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Looe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Citadel Ope Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Citadel Road East
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackfriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Lane
Apr 2026Public order Quay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeira Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Lane

Data Sources

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