Total Crime Rate
242.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barbican Court area has the 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 79th highest crime rate of 839 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 Barbican Court (PL4 0EL) in the last 12 months was 242.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barbican Court (PL4 0EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Town Street (94 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | White Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackfriars Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Breton Side | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Breton Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Breton Side | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Breton Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Breton Side | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stokes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkers Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
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