Total Crime Rate

2438.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1060.1 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 2438.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1060.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 809.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 385.2 10/10
  • Drugs 222.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 215.6 10/10
  • Other theft 212.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.5 10/10
  • Public order 208.5 10/10
  • Other crime 60.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
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

How Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 835 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 How Street (PL4 0DA) in the last 12 months was 2438.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1945.8% 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 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 1060.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around How Street (PL4 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 345 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Town Street (119 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in How Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/191)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Town Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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