Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.7 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 203.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woolster Court area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 105th 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 Woolster Court (PL4 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolster Court (PL4 0EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 290 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 Woolster Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Zion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Zion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinterbury Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinterbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinterbury Street

Data Sources

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