Total Crime Rate
239.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Faraday Mill Business Park area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 80th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Faraday Mill Business Park (PL4 0ST) in the last 12 months was 239.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Faraday Mill Business Park (PL4 0ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Williams Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gdynia Way (22 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 | Harvey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laira Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | River View | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Risdon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Goad Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macadam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromartie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wentworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Risdon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Laira Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Risdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Avenue | Under investigation |
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