Total Crime Rate
508.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vauxhall Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 25th 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 Vauxhall Street (PL4 0EP) in the last 12 months was 508.4 per 1,000 residents and was 296.3% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 306.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vauxhall Street (PL4 0EP), 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.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkers Avenue | 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 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gasking Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkers Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Town Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gasking Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gasking Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Friary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tin Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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