Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.1 1/10
  • Public order 0.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gibbon Lane 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 Gibbon Lane (PL4 8BS) 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 Gibbon Lane (PL4 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 335 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (94 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gibbon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebrington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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