Total Crime Rate

687.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 687.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 266.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 51.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harbour Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 12th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harbour Avenue (PL4 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 687.9 per 1,000 residents and was 436.2% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 218.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbour Avenue (PL4 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefriars Lane. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harbour Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breton Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tothill Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawkers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breton Side Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ebrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ebrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Breton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Breton Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowbone Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marrowbone Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Street —
Sep 2025Public order Friary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tothill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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