Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Neswick Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 191st 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 Neswick Street (PL1 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neswick Street (PL1 5JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Neswick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hastings Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Cotts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Octagon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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