Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gascoyne Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 400th 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 Gascoyne Place (PL4 8DF) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gascoyne Place (PL4 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gascoyne Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Breton Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Friary Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Friary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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