Total Crime Rate

327.9 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 327.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.3 10/10
  • Other theft 57.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenbank Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 48th 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 Greenbank Road (PL4 7JG) in the last 12 months was 327.9 per 1,000 residents and was 155.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 151.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenbank Road (PL4 7JG), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefriars Lane. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenbank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chedworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Camden Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gasking Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tothill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tothill Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lipson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gasking Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marvell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Park Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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