Total Crime Rate

2385.2 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 2385.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 756.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 311.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 303.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 289.8 10/10
  • Drugs 279.2 10/10
  • Public order 141.3 10/10
  • Other theft 134.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 42.4 10/10
  • Burglary 35.3 10/10
  • Other crime 35.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
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

Looe Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 3rd 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 Looe Street (PL4 0DY) in the last 12 months was 2385.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1759.2% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 943.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Looe Street (PL4 0DY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Looe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basket Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Lane
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoegate Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ebrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckwell Street
Sep 2025Other theft Hoegate Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoegate Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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