Total Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Regent Terrace area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Terrace (PL4 8BA) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regent Terrace (PL4 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 491 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | How Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | How Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | How Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | How Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | How Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Looe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deptford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deptford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vauxhall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Town Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | How Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
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