Total Crime Rate

272.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Breakwater Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Breakwater Hill (PL4 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 272.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breakwater Hill (PL4 0LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parr Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Breakwater Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Sweet Home Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Sweet Home Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parsonage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Teats Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Ope Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cattedown Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattedown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattedown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Parr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Holborn Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parr Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parr Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Clovelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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