Total Crime Rate

297.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 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 297.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sutton Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 55th 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 Sutton Road (PL4 0HN) in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (PL4 0HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefriars Lane, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friary Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Friary Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Jude'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Friary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkers Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Ope —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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