Total Crime Rate
2385.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Batter 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 Batter Street (PL4 0EN) 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 Batter Street (PL4 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawkers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkers Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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