Crime Rates at Gilwell Street, Plymouth, PL4 8BU

Gilwell Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 291st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilwell Street (PL4 8BU) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilwell Street (PL4 8BU), 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.