Total Crime Rate
166.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prynne Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 144th 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 Prynne Close (PL1 5BS) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prynne Close (PL1 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Road West | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | North Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arundel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsdon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | North Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Way | Under investigation |
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