Total Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regent Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 839 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 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regent Terrace (PL4 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 480 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Camden Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peacock Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gasking Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gasking Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gasking Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | How Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | How Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Looe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moon Street | Under investigation |
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