Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Breton Side area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 211th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Breton Side (PL4 0BD) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breton Side (PL4 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Breton Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebrington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Moon Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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