Total Crime Rate

616.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

379.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 616.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 379.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 306.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.8 10/10
  • Public order 69.0 10/10
  • Drugs 38.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Chapel Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 13th highest crime rate of 835 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 Chapel Street (PL4 8BW) in the last 12 months was 616.9 per 1,000 residents and was 417.6% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 379.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (PL4 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beagle Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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